High frequency of T130I mutation of HNF4A gene in Mexican patients with early-onset type 2 diabetes

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-187

  Menjívar, Marta ^a   Granados Silvestre, M A ^a,b   Montufar Robles I ^a,b   Herrera, M ^b   Tusie Luna M T ^a   Canizales Quinteros, S ^a   Aguilar Salina, C A ^c   Ortiz Lopez M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL JUÁREZ DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HNF4A PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 38349194536     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00928.x     Document Type: Letter

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