Decrease of β-cells and increase of α-cells in a diabetic patient with mitochondrial DNA 3243 (A →G) mutaion

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1193-1196

  Kojima, Toshihiro ^a   Yamamoto, Mayumi ^b   Furuhashi, Naoki ^c   Sarui, Hiroshi ^d   Takatsu, Hisato ^e   Takeda, Noriyuki ^b   Ishizuka, Tatsuo ^b   Yamada, Koji ^f   Yasuda, Keigo ^b  

^a Gifu Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Kanayama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^d ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Gifu Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^f Toyokawa Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glucagon; Insulin; Islet; Mitochondrial DNA 3243 (A G) mutation

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL POPULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NECROSIS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL;

EID: 1642422307     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.1193     Document Type: Article

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