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Molecular characterization and re-interpretation of HNF1A variants identified in Indian MODY subjects towards precision medicine.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Kavitha Babu, Ranganathan Sampathkumar, Gopi Sundaramoorthy, Vetrivel Umashankar, Hemavathy Nagarajan, Mohan Viswanathan, Radha Venkatesan
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Background: HNF1A is an essential component of the transcription factor network that controls pancreatic β-cell differentiation, maintenance, and glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). A continuum of protein malfunction is caused by variations in the HNF1A gene, from severe loss-of-function (LOF) variants that cause the highly penetrant Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) to milder LOF variants that...
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