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Mutation P291fsinsC in the Transcription Factor Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1α is Dominant Negative
1 Aug 1998
Abstract excerpt
The type 3 form of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY3) results from mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor, hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha). The mechanism by which mutations in only one allele of the HNF-1alpha gene impair pancreatic beta-cell function is unclear. The functional form of HNF-1alpha is a dimer--either a homodimer or a heterodimer with the structurally related...
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