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Clinical and laboratory characteristics in the families with diabetes and a mitochondrial tRNA(LEU(UUR)) gene mutation.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Aug 1995
Iwanishi M, Obata T, Yamada S, Maegawa H, Tachikawa-Ide R, Ugi S, Hasegawa M, Kojima H, Oguni T, Toudo R
Abstract excerpt
We identified three families having a mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(LEU(UUR)) gene at bp 3243 in 300 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), who had first degree relatives of patients with NIDDM. We found six individuals with diabetes, one with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and five with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) among three families. Insulin secretory response to oral glucose...
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