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Mutation screening of the PPARalpha gene in type 2 diabetes associated with coronary heart disease.
Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Nov 2000
Lacquemant C, Lepretre F, Pineda Torra I, Manraj M, Charpentier G, Ruiz J, Staels B, Froguel P
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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) is a ligand-activated transcription factor belonging to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. PPARalpha plays a key role in lipid and glucose metabolism, inflammatory response and energy homeostasis. The aim of our study was to screen the PPARalpha gene for mutations, and to test the genetic contribution of PPARalpha in diabetes and its vascular...
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