Association of novel variants in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A gene with maturity onset diabetes of the young and early onset type 2 diabetes

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 541-549

  Anuradha, S ^a   Radha, V ^a   Mohan, V ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Early onset type 2 diabetes; Genetics; HNF4A gene; MODY; Mutations; P2 promoter; SNPs; South Indians

Indexed keywords

HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC TESTING; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; ODDS RATIO; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054961266     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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