Article
Insulin resistance associated with decreased levels of insulin-receptor messenger ribonucleic acid: evidence of a de novo mutation in the maternal allele.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 1995
Suzuki Y, Hatanaka Y, Taira M, Shimada F, Hashimoto N, Takayanagi M, Taylor S I, Makino H, Yoshida S
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the insulin receptor gene may lead to insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus in some patients. We have studied an insulin-resistant patient with leprechaunism. Insulin binding to the patient's fibroblasts was markedly decreased. Determination of the nucleotide sequence of the patient's insulin receptor gene revealed heterozygosity for a 2-basepair deletion in exon 15. If the premessenger...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Infant
- Insulin Resistance
- Molecular Probes
- Molecular Sequence Data
