GJD2, gap junction protein delta 2, 57369

N. diseases: 29; N. variants: 1
Disease: Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0011860
Disease: Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Previous studies have documented that the insulin-producing beta-cells of laboratory rodents are coupled by gap junction channels made solely of the connexin36 (Cx36) protein, and have shown that loss of this protein desynchronizes beta-cells, leading to secretory defects reminiscent of those observed in type 2 diabetes. 19000992 2009