Article
Lipoprotein lipase is a gene for insulin resistance in Mexican Americans.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2004
Goodarzi Mark O, Guo Xiuqing, Taylor Kent D, Quiñones Manuel J, Saad Mohammad F, Yang Huiying, Hsueh Willa A, Rotter Jerome I
Abstract excerpt
The insulin resistance syndrome is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a candidate gene for components of the syndrome. A small number of studies have demonstrated association of single nucleotide polymorphisms within LPL and indirect or surrogate measures of insulin resistance, largely based on glucose and insulin values obtained in the fasting state...
Topics
- Adult
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipoprotein Lipase
- Los Angeles
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mexican Americans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prevalence
- Spouses