Evidence for linkage on chromosome 4p16.1 in Type 1 diabetes Danish families and complete mutation scanning of the WFS1 (Wolframin) gene

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 218-222

  Larsen, Z M ^a   Johannesen, J ^a   Kristiansen, O P ^a   Nerup, J ^a   Pociot, Flemming ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Linkage and association; Mutation screening; TDT; Type 1 diabetes; Wolfram syndrome

Indexed keywords

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 4P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNTRANSLATED REGION; WFS1 GENE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 1542314769     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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