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Open AccessPhenotypic characteristics of early Wolfram syndrome
Wolfram Syndrome (WFS:OMIM 222300) is an autosomal recessive, progressive, neurologic and endocrinologic degenerative disorder caused by mutations in the WFS1 gene, encoding the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) prot...
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Common variants in WFS1 confer risk of type 2 diabetes
We studied genes involved in pancreatic β cell function and survival, identifying associations between SNPs in WFS1 and diabetes risk in UK populations that we replicated in an Ashkenazi population and in additio...
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A gene encoding a transmembrane protein is mutated in patients with diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy (Wolfram syndrome)
Wolfram syndrome (WFS; OMIM 222300) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder defined by young-onset non-immune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and progressive optic atrophy. Linkage to markers ...
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Map** of the human insulin receptor substrate-2 gene, identification of a linked polymorphic marker and linkage analysis in families with Type II diabetes: no evidence for a major susceptibility role
Insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2) is a substrate of the insulin receptor and mediates the action of the insulin. Disruption of the IRS-2 gene in mice results in peripheral insulin resistance and relative i...
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Genetic studies of the leptin receptor gene in morbidly obese French Caucasian families
Family studies have shown that in some populations up to 75% of the variation of body mass index can be explained by genetic factors. However, in humans, no major obesity gene has been identified to date. In ...
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Usher Syndrome Type 1C
The Usher Syndromes are a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by congenital sensorineural deafness and progressive pigementory retinopathy. Several types of Usher syndromes (Ush) have been dis...
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Rat model contributes new loci for NIDDM susceptibility in man
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Molecular Genetic Approach to Polygenic Disease: Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism which is secondary to insulin deficiency. The insulin deficiency varies in degree, being complete in insulin dependent di...
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The Genetics of Type I and Type II Diabetes: Analysis by Recombinant DNA Methodology
Susceptibility to IDDM is linked to the HLA-D locus on the short arm of chromosome 6, a region believed to be involved in the process of communication between cells which determines immune responses. Presumabl...