Type 2 diabetes: hypoinsulinism, hyperinsulinism, or both?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17407388.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1831715.
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Abstract
The author discusses a new study reporting the birth weight of patients carrying a mutation in either of two closely related genes associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young, testing the hypothesis that the primary defect caused by these genes results in decreased insulin secretion.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Insulin