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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 gene polymorphism (Pro12Ala) beneficially influences insulin resistance and its tracking from childhood to adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Diabetes - 1 May 2003
Li Shengxu, Chen Wei, Srinivasan Sathanur R, Boerwinkle Eric, Berenson Gerald S
Abstract excerpt
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma2 gene polymorphism Pro12Ala has been associated with increased insulin sensitivity in some but not all studies. Little is known about its effect on the tracking of insulin resistance status over time. These aspects were examined in a community-based sample of 686 white young adults, aged 20-38 years, and 426 white children, aged 4-17 years, and a...
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