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An LMNA variant is associated with dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in the Japanese.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Aug 2002
Murase Yuko, Yagi Kunimasa, Katsuda Yuko, Asano Akimichi, Koizumi Junji, Mabuchi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Nuclear lamins A and C are encoded by LMNA and are present in terminally differentiated cells. Rare mutations in LMNA were shown to cause familial partial lipodystrophy, a syndrome characterized by regional loss of adipose tissue, glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia, making LMNA a candidate gene for insulin-resistant diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether genetic variation in LMNA can...
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