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Pro12Ala substitution in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma is associated with increased leptin levels in women with type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2002
Simón I, Vendrell J, Gutiérrez C, Fernández-Real J M, Vendrell I, Gallart Ll, Fontova R, Richart C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma2) Pro12Ala variant and type-2 diabetes mellitus and its correlation with some cytokine determinants of insulin resistance such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and leptin. METHODS: The PPARgamma2 Pro12Ala genetic polymorphism was studied in 167 type-2 diabetic patients and 63 healthy controls. Serum...
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