Restricted geographical extension of the association of a glucagon receptor gene mutation (Gly40Ser) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-185

  Ristow, Michael ^a   Busch, Kay ^a   Schatz, Helmut ^a   Pfeiffer, Andreas ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucagon receptor gene; Mutation; NIDDM

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0030152747     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8227(96)01261-2     Document Type: Article

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