Article
PAI-1 polymorphisms modulate phenotypes associated with the metabolic syndrome in obese and diabetic Caucasian population.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2003
Lopes C, Dina C, Durand E, Froguel P
Abstract excerpt
AIM/HYPOTHESIS: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a main regulator of the endogenous fibrinolytic system and modulates the thrombosis progression. We analyzed genetic contributions of PAI-1 mutations to the metabolic syndrome and to its complications. METHODS: PAI-1 promoter and coding sequences were screened for mutations. Genotypes were determined for 1067 unrelated individuals of a French Caucasian...
Topics
- Body Mass Index
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Angiopathies
- Female
- France
- Genotype
- Humans
- Insulin
- Insulin Secretion
