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. 2007 Apr;4(4):e148.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040148.

Type 2 diabetes: hypoinsulinism, hyperinsulinism, or both?

Benjamin Glaser  1
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Type 2 diabetes: hypoinsulinism, hyperinsulinism, or both?

Benjamin Glaser. PLoS Med. 2007 Apr.

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.

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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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