Article
Analysis of the hexokinase II gene in subjects with insulin resistance and NIDDM and detection of a Gln142-->His substitution.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 1995
Vidal-Puig A, Printz R L, Stratton I M, Granner D K, Moller D E
Abstract excerpt
Hexokinase II (HKII) is the predominant hexokinase isozyme expressed in insulin-responsive tissues. Since defects involving glucose transport and/or its phosphorylation to glucose-6-phosphate are present in muscle of insulin-resistant humans, HKII should be viewed as a candidate gene for inherited insulin resistance and susceptibility to non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). To investigate the...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Blood Glucose
- DNA Primers
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Exons
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Glutamine
