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Increased recovery rates of phosphocreatine and inorganic phosphate after isometric contraction in oxidative muscle fibers and elevated hepatic insulin resistance in homozygous carriers of the A-allele of FTO rs9939609.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2009
Grunnet Louise G, Brøns Charlotte, Jacobsen Stine, Nilsson Emma, Astrup Arne, Hansen Torben, Pedersen Oluf, Poulsen Pernille, Quistorff Bjørn, Vaag Allan
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies identified the rs9939609 A-allele of the FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) gene as being associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. We studied the role of the A-allele in the regulation of peripheral organ functions involved in the pathogenesis of obesity and type...
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