Article
Identification of four amino acid substitutions in hexokinase II and studies of relationships to NIDDM, glucose effectiveness, and insulin sensitivity.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 1995
Echwald S M, Bjørbaek C, Hansen T, Clausen J O, Vestergaard H, Zierath J R, Printz R L, Granner D K, Pedersen O
Abstract excerpt
Human hexokinase (HK) II, a glucose phosphorylating enzyme in muscle tissue, plays a central role in glucose metabolism. Since reduced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and reduced glucose-6-phosphate content in muscle have been demonstrated in pre-non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (pre-NID...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Anthropometry
- Base Sequence
- Blood Glucose
- Body Mass Index
- Codon
- DNA Primers
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Exons
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Hexokinase
- Homozygote