Abstract
In pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) an increased demand for insulin is not met due to beta-cell dysfunction. An Ala/Val polymorphism at codon 98 of the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) gene has been associated with decreased serum insulin and C-peptide responses during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in glucose-tolerant subjects. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the influence of the polymorphism on the serum insulin and C-peptide responses to an OGTT in glucose-tolerant women with and without previous GDM and to investigate if this polymorphism is associated with GDM.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Diabetic Medicine |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 1310-5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0742-3071 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- Adult
- C-Peptide
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Female
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
- Humans
- Insulin
- Islets of Langerhans
- Nuclear Proteins
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pregnancy
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Transcription Factors