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Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B variant associated with fat distribution and insulin metabolism.
Obesity research - 1 May 2005
Ukkola Olavi, Rankinen Tuomo, Lakka Timo, Leon Arthur S, Skinner James S, Wilmore Jack H, Rao D C, Kesäniemi Y A, Bouchard Claude
Abstract excerpt
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTPN1) affects the regulation of insulin signaling and energy metabolism. We studied whether polymorphisms in the PTPN1 gene impact body fat distribution in the HERITAGE Family Study cohort in 502 white and 276 black subjects. Insulin sensitivity index, glucose disappearance index, acute insulin response to glucose (AIR(glucose)), and the disposition index (DI) were obtained from...
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