Insulin VNTR allele-specific effect in type 1 diabetes depends on identity of untransmitted paternal allele

Nature Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 350-352

  Bennett, Simon T ^a   Wilson, Amanda J ^a   Esposito, Laura ^a   Bouzekri, Nourdine ^b   Undlien, Dag E ^c   Cucca, Francesco ^a,d   Nisticò, Lorenza ^e   Buzzetti, Raffaella ^e   Bosi, Emanuele ^f   Pociot, Flemming ^g   Nerup, Jørn ^g   Cambon Thomsen, Anne ^b   Pugliese, Alberto ^h   Shield, Julian P H ⁱ   McKinney, Patricia A ^j   Bain, Stephen C ^k   Polychronakos, Constantin ^l   Todd, John A ^a   Pozzilli, P ^m   Visalli, N ^m   Baroni, M ^m   Fioriti, E ^m   Mesturino, C ^m   Signore, A ^m   Cavallo, M ^m   Lucentini, L ^m   Matteoli, M ^m   Crino A ^m   Teodonio, C ^m   Amoretti, R ^m   Tombesi, A ^m   Ruggeri, M ^m   Pisano, L ^m   Suraci, C ^m   Pennafina, M ^m   Boscherini, B ^m   Stoduto, S ^m   Fonte, M ^m   Mancabitti, M ^m   Multari, G ^m   Suppa, M ^m   De Mattia, G ^m   Cassone Faldetta, M ^m   Laurenti, O ^m   Marietti, G ^m   Pitocco, D ^m   Ferrazzoli, F ^m   Bizzarri, C ^m   Ghirlanda, G ^m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AOB S Michele General Hospital   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^l MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^m NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 16944366697     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng1197-350     Document Type: Article

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