Article
Beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes in a Caucasian population.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism - 1 Feb 2001
Oeveren van-Dybicz A M, Vonkeman H E, Bon M A, van den Bergh F A, Vermes I
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The beta 3-adrenergic receptor (beta 3-AR) is suspected to play a key role in the regulation of energy balance by increasing lipolysis and thermogenesis. A mutation in the beta 3-AR gene (Trp64Arg) has been associated with the capacity of weight gain and with early onset of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes). In this study we investigated the prevalence of the two beta 3-AR alleles in a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Arginine
- DNA
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
