Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 55, Issue 1 , Pages 11-17 , January 2002

The association of Ala45Thr polymorphism in NeuroD with child-onset Type 1a diabetes in Japanese

  • Mie Mochizuki

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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  • Shin Amemiya

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+81-55-2739606; fax: +81-55-2736745
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  • Kisho Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshihide Ishihara

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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  • Misaki Aya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Yokosuka Mutual Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
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  • Kazuaki Kato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Utsunomiya Saiseikai Hospital, Utsunomiya, Japan
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  • Akira Kasuga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Shinpei Nakazawa

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Pediatrics, Yamanashi Medical University, Shimokato 1110, Tamaho-machi, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan

Received 7 August 2000 ,Revised 15 January 2001 ,Accepted 6 February 2001.

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