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Glucose homeostasis in Huntington disease: abnormalities in insulin sensitivity and early-phase insulin secretion.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2008
Lalić Nebojsa M, Marić Jelena, Svetel Marina, Jotić Aleksandra, Stefanova Elka, Lalić Katarina, Dragasević Natasa, Milicić Tanja, Lukić Ljiljana, Kostić Vladimir S
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BACKGROUND: Patients with Huntington disease (HD) develop diabetes mellitus more often than do matched healthy controls. Recent studies in neurodegenerative diseases suggested that insulin resistance constitutes a metabolic stressor that interacts with a preexisting neurobiological template to induce a given disorder. OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible changes in insulin sensitivity and secretion, major...
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