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The effects of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPARgamma-2 gene on lipid metabolism interact with body size at birth.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2003
Eriksson J, Lindi V, Uusitupa M, Forsén T, Laakso M, Osmond C, Barker D
Abstract excerpt
Body size at birth is an indicator of the intrauterine environment. The effects of the Pro12Pro genotype and the 12Ala allele of the PPARgamma-2 gene on glucose and insulin metabolism in adult life depend on body size at birth. A low birth weight is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgammas) are also regulators of adipocyte...
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