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Linkage and association between insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) susceptibility and markers near the glucokinase gene on chromosome 7.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 1995
Rowe R E, Wapelhorst B, Bell G I, Risch N, Spielman R S, Concannon P
Abstract excerpt
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is characterized by autoimmune destruction of the insulin secreting beta-cells of the pancreas and subsequent disruption of glucose metabolism. The tendency of IDDM to cluster in families and the modest (36%) concordance rate in monozygotic twins indicates that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to IDDM susceptibility. Recent genome-wide searches using the...
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