Article
Glucokinase gene variants in subjects with late-onset NIDDM and impaired glucose tolerance.
Diabetes care - 1 Mar 1995
Laakso M, Malkki M, Kekäläinen P, Kuusisto J, Mykkänen L, Deeb S S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of variants of the glucokinase (GCK) gene in subjects with late-onset non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and in subjects with late-onset impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study population included 36 Finnish patients with late-onset NIDDM who were treated with diet for > 8 years or who were newly diagnosed and 40 subjects with...
Topics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Exons
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Glucokinase
- Glucose Intolerance
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Humans
- Insulin
- Introns
- Male
- Middle Aged