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Human hexokinase II: localization of the polymorphic gene to chromosome 2.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 1993
Lehto M, Xiang K, Stoffel M, Espinosa R, Groop L C, Le Beau M M, Bell G I
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Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is characterized by decreased levels of glucose 6-phosphate in skeletal muscle. It has been suggested that the lower concentrations of glucose 6-phosphate contribute to the defect in glucose metabolism noted in muscle tissue of subjects with Type 2 diabetes or subjects at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Lower levels of glucose 6-phosphate could be due...
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