title: Chromosome 6q24 methylation defects are uncommon in childhood-onset non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus patients born appropriate- or large-for-gestational age.
authors: Departments of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Misako
authors: M
authors: Okuno
authors: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Tohru
authors: T
authors: Yorifuji
authors: Departments of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Masayo
authors: M
authors: Kagami
authors: Departments of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Tadayuki
authors: T
authors: Ayabe
authors: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Tatsuhiko
authors: T
authors: Urakami
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Tomoyuki
authors: T
authors: Kawamura
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Kikuchi
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shikoku Medical Center for Children and Adults, Kagawa, Japan.
authors: Ichiro
authors: I
authors: Yokota
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Kikuchi
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors: Shin
authors: S
authors: Amemiya
authors: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Junichi
authors: J
authors: Suzuki
authors: Departments of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors: Tsutomu
authors: T
authors: Ogata
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Shigetaka
authors: S
authors: Sugihara
authors: Departments of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Maki
authors: M
authors: Fukami
keywords: 6q24; diabetes; imprinting; methylation; pyrosequencing