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New susceptibility locus for NIDDM is localized to human chromosome 20q.
Diabetes - 1 May 1997
Ji L, Malecki M, Warram J H, Yang Y, Rich S S, Krolewski A S
Abstract excerpt
To test the hypothesis that a gene (or genes) in the "MODY1 region" of the long arm of chromosome 20 contributes to the development of NIDDM, we conducted linkage studies in 29 extended Caucasian families in which many members were affected with NIDDM. A total of 498 individuals, including 159 NIDDM patients with an average age at diagnosis of 47 years, were genotyped for eight highly polymorphic microsatellite...
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