Missense Mutation of Amylin Gene (S20G) in Japanese NIDDM Patients

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Many studies suggest that amylin, which is cosecreted with insulin from islet beta-cells, is a biologically active peptide and modulates plasma glucose levels. We therefore scanned the amylin gene for mutations in 294 Japanese NIDDM patients by single-strand conformational polymorphism, and we found a single heterozygous missense mutation (Ser-->Gly at position 20: S20G mutation) in 12 NIDDM patients (frequency...

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