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Enhanced short-term improvement of insulin response to a low-caloric diet in obese carriers the Gly482Ser variant of the PGC-1alpha gene.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Nov 2008
Goyenechea Estibaliz, Crujeiras Ana B, Abete Itziar, Parra Dolores, Martínez J Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The Gly482Ser missense mutation of the transcriptional coactivator, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) has been involved in insulin function impairments, with conflicting results. The current study investigated the relationships of carrying this polymorphism with insulin resistance (IR) during a short-term weight-loss and the subsequent weight follow-up. METHODS:...
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