[Microsatellite polymorphism of muscle glycogen synthase gene and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus].

doi:10.1507/endocrine1927.71.4_597

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[Microsatellite polymorphism of muscle glycogen synthase gene and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus].

Nihon Naibunpi Gakkai zasshi - 20 May 1995

Nakayama T, Tanuma Y, Soma M, Kanmatsuse K, Owada M, Nakabayashi H, Esumi M

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It has been reported recently that A2 allele of muscle glycogen synthase gene determined by Xba I RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) is related to the frequency of NIDDM in Finland. Using PCR-RFLP analysis, we detected no A2 allele in Japanese patients with NIDDM and control. We foun...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alleles
Base Sequence
DNA, Satellite
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Genotype
Glycogen Synthase
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Muscles
Polymorphism, Genetic

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