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Adiponectin gene and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetic patients: a review of evidences.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Mar 2007
Ferrarezi Daniela A F, Cheurfa Nadir, Reis André F, Fumeron Frédéric, Velho Gilberto
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Diabetic patients have a 3-fold higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and its clinical complications as compared to non-diabetic individuals. Part of the cardiovascular risk associated with diabetes is probably due to genetic determinants influencing both glucose homeostasis and the development of atherosclerosis. However, type 2 diabetes frequently coexists with other cardiovascular risk factors like...
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