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Frequency and significance of the novel single nucleotide missense polymorphism Val109Asp in the human gene encoding omentin in Caucasian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 13 Feb 2007
Schäffler Andreas, Zeitoun Martina, Wobser Hella, Buechler Christa, Aslanidis Charalampos, Herfarth Hans
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The omental adipose tissue is pathogenetically involved in both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD). Thus, adipokines secreted from omental adipose tissue might play an important role in these diseases. Omentin represents a new adipokine expressed in and secreted by omental adipose tissue. Therefore, it...
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