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Haplotypes of PPARGC1A are associated with glucose tolerance, body mass index and insulin sensitivity in offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jul 2005
Pihlajamäki J, Kinnunen M, Ruotsalainen E, Salmenniemi U, Vauhkonen I, Kuulasmaa T, Kainulainen S, Laakso M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Decreased expression of the peroxisomal proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha gene (PPARGC1A) is found in patients with type 2 diabetes, and variants in this gene have been linked with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, we investigated the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in PPARGC1A on body composition and glucose tolerance and on insulin sensitivity and secretion....
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