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Fatty acid metabolism in patients with PPARgamma mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2008
Tan Garry D, Savage David B, Fielding Barbara A, Collins Jenny, Hodson Leanne, Humphreys Sandy M, O'Rahilly Stephen, Chatterjee Krishna, Frayn Keith N, Karpe Fredrik
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: PPARG mutations may cause insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, but little is known about the mechanisms of the abnormalities of lipid metabolism. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that in PPARG mutations, abnormal adipose tissue triglyceride storage causes insulin resistance. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Whole-body and adipose tissue-specific metabolic phenotyping through arteriovenous blood...
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