Low prevalence of glucokinase gene mutations in gestational diabetic patients with good glycemic control
, “Low prevalence of glucokinase gene mutations in gestational diabetic patients with good glycemic control”, vol. 11, pp. 1433-1441, 2012.
Glucokinase (GCK) plays a key role in glucose homeostasis. Gestational diabetes mellitus increases the risk of gestational complications in pregnant women and fetuses. We screened for mutations in coding and flanking regions of the GCK gene in pregnant women with or without gestational diabetes in a Brazilian population. A sample of 200 pregnant women classified as healthy (control, N = 100) or with gestational diabetes (N = 100) was analyzed for mutations in the GCK gene.
