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    J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1992 Dec;75(6):1571-3.

    Structure of the human glucokinase gene and identification of a missense mutation in a Japanese patient with early-onset non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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    Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

    Abstract

    Glucokinase is thought to play a glucose-sensor role in the pancreas, and abnormalities in its structure, function, and regulation can induce diabetes. We isolated the human glucokinase gene, and determined its genomic structure including exon-intron boundaries. Structure of the glucokinase gene in human was very similar to that in rat. Then, by screening Japanese diabetic patients using polymerase chain reaction--single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and direct-sequencing strategies, we identified a missense mutation substituting arginine (AGG) for glycine (GGG) at position 261 in exon 7 of the glucokinase gene in a patient with early-onset non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM).

    PMID:
    1464666
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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