GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

Haliloglu, B.; Hysenaj, G.; Atay, Z.; Guran, T.; Abalı, S.; Turan, S.; Bereket, A.; Ellard, Sian

GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

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Authors

Haliloglu, B.

Hysenaj, G.

Atay, Z.

Guran, T.

Abalı, S.

Turan, S.

Bereket, A.

Ellard, Sian

Issue Date

2016-09

Type

Journal Article

Language

en

Keywords

Wessex Classification Subject Headings::Oncology. Pathology.::Genetics

Inactivating heterozygous mutations in the GCK gene are a common cause of MODY and result in mild fasting hyperglycaemia, which does not require treatment. We aimed to identify the frequency, clinical and molecular features of GCK mutations in a Turkish paediatric cohort.

Citation

GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey. 2016, 85 (3):393-9 Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf)

Publisher

Wiley

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Journal

Clinical endocrinology

ISSN

1365-2265

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2016 RD&E publications
Molecular Genetics

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