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Study of the impact of perilipin polymorphisms in a French population.
Journal of negative results in biomedicine - 12 Jul 2006
Meirhaeghe Aline, Thomas Séverine, Ancot Frédéric, Cottel Dominique, Arveiler Dominique, Ferrières Jean, Amouyel Philippe
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BACKGROUND: Perilipins are proteins localized at the surface of the lipid droplet in adipocytes, steroid-producing cells and ruptured atherosclerotic plaques playing a role in the regulation of triglyceride deposition and mobilization. We investigated whether perilipin gene polymorphisms were associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their related variables (anthropometric variables, plasma leptin, lipids,...
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