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IRS2 takes center stage in the development of type 2 diabetes.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2004
Brady Matthew J
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The etiology of type 2 diabetes is characterized by obesity, insulin and leptin resistance, and compensatory beta cell hyperplasia followed by islet degeneration, resulting in the eventual dysregulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis. The recent identification of insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS2) as a central player in the pathophysiology of many of these processes suggests a potentially unifying molecular...
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