South Asian individuals with diabetes who are referred for MODY testing in the UK have a lower mutation pick-up rate than white European people

Diabetologia. 2016 Oct;59(10):2262-5. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4056-7. Epub 2016 Jul 19.
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Keywords: Glucokinase; Hepatic nuclear factor 1 alpha; Hepatic nuclear factor 4 alpha; MODY; South Asian.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asia / ethnology
  • Asian People / statistics & numerical data*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / ethnology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
  • Female
  • Glucokinase / genetics
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha / genetics
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation Rate*
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • White People / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • HNF1A protein, human
  • HNF4A protein, human
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4
  • Glucokinase