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Mitochondrial gene mutations in familial non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Taiwan.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 1995
Chuang L M, Wu H P, Chiu K C, Lai C S, Tai T Y, Lin B J
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial gene mutations are found to cause certain forms of diabetes mellitus and related syndromes. To study the prevalence of mitochondrial gene mutations in subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Taiwan, 23 pedigrees with multiple siblings affected with NIDDM were consecutively collected from patients living in northern Taiwan. The A-to-G mutation at position 3243 np in the tRNA...
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