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  • Title: Clinical and laboratory characteristics in the families with diabetes and a mitochondrial tRNA(LEU(UUR)) gene mutation.
    Author: Iwanishi M, Obata T, Yamada S, Maegawa H, Tachikawa-Ide R, Ugi S, Hasegawa M, Kojima H, Oguni T, Toudo R.
    Journal: Diabetes Res Clin Pract; 1995 Aug; 29(2):75-82. PubMed ID: 8591702.
    Abstract:
    We identified three families having a mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(LEU(UUR)) gene at bp 3243 in 300 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), who had first degree relatives of patients with NIDDM. We found six individuals with diabetes, one with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and five with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) among three families. Insulin secretory response to oral glucose load was impaired in six diabetics, but was normal in IGT and NGT, and the proportion of mutant DNA in the blood did not always associate with the severity of glucose intolerance. Furthermore, both gender and obesity may influence the clinical expression of diabetes in three pairs with an age-matched brother-sister relationship with similar high mutation rate in blood samples. Thus, although patients with mitochondrial gene mutation had a high frequency of diabetes, the proportion of mutant DNA evaluated by blood samples may not necessarily indicate glucose intolerance in the members with the mutation. Unidentified factors including gender, aging, and obesity may alter the clinical manifestation of diabetes.
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