Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
We are sorry, but NCBI web applications do not support your browser and may not function properly. More information
    Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2006 Jun;35(2):385-96, x-xi.

    New insights in the molecular pathogenesis of the maternally inherited diabetes and deafness syndrome.

    Source

    Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. j.a.maassen@lumc.nl

    Abstract

    The 3243A>G mutation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a genetic variant that is associated with a high risk of developing diabetes during life. Enhanced aging of pancreatic beta-cells, a reduced capacity of these cells to synthesize large amounts of insulin,and a resetting of the ATP/ADP-regulated K-channel seem to be the pathogenic factors involved.

    PMID:
    16632100
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

      Supplemental Content

      Icon for Elsevier Science

      Save items

      Recent activity

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      Write to the Help Desk