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Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and insulin resistance in normoglycemic first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes.
Annals of internal medicine - 6 Jul 1999
Axelsen M, Smith U, Eriksson J W, Taskinen M R, Jansson P A
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BACKGROUND: Impaired ability to eliminate lipids in the postprandial state is an atherogenic trait associated with insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE: To assess insulin sensitivity and postprandial triglyceride metabolism in prediabetic persons. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: 13 healthy, normotriglyceridemic men with two first-degree relatives...
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