Large-scale association studies of variants in genes encoding the pancreatic beta-cell K-ATP channel subunits Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) and SUR1 (ABCC8) confirm that the KCNJ11 E23K variant is associated with type 2 diabetes

The genes ABCC8 and KCNJ11, which encode the subunits sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) and inwardly rectifying potassium channel (Kir6.2) of the β-cell ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, control insulin secretion. Common polymorphisms in these genes (ABCC8 exon 16-3t/c, exon 18 T/C, KCNJ11 E23K)...

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Main Authors: Gloyn, A, Weedon, M, Owen, K, Turner, M, Knight, B, Hitman, G, Walker, M, Levy, J, Sampson, M, Halford, S, McCarthy, M, Hattersley, A, Frayling, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003