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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B gene are associated with obesity in morbidly obese French subjects.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2004
Kipfer-Coudreau S, Eberlé D, Sahbatou M, Bonhomme A, Guy-Grand B, Froguel P, Galan P, Basdevant A, Clément K
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The development of insulin resistance may contribute to the occurrence and progression of the metabolic syndrome associated with obesity. Components contributing to the insulin pathway and its regulation are good candidates for the molecular study of metabolic syndrome pathogenesis. Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP 1B) is an important negative regulator of insulin. We investigated whether PTP...
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