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Insulin gene structure and function: a review of studies using recombinant DNA methodology.
Diabetes care - 1 Jan 2000
Permutt M A, Chirgwin J, Rotwein P, Giddings S
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This review focuses on recent advances in molecular biology as they pertain to the insulin gene and diabetes mellitus. The structure of the human insulin gene is examined, and factors related to its normal functioning in the beta cells of the pancreas are explored. DNA polymorphisms near the insulin locus and their relationship with certain types of diabetes are considered, as are recently characterized human...
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