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[Diabetes mellitus caused by a mutation of glucokinase gene. Report of an affected family].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Sept 2017
Pollak C Felipe, Lagos L Marcela, Santos M José L, Poggi Helena, Urzúa C Abraham, Rumié C Hana
Abstract excerpt
Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) refers to a heterogeneous group of monogenic diabetes. Unlike other types of MODY characterized by genetic defects in transcription factors, MODY 2 is triggered by metabolic alterations caused by mutations of glucokinase (GCK), the first enzyme of the glycolytic pathway. We report a three-generation Chilean family with multiple cases affected with this disease. The...
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