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Polymorphisms near SOCS3 are associated with obesity and glucose homeostasis traits in Hispanic Americans from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Talbert Matthew E, Langefeld Carl D, Ziegler Julie, Mychaleckyj Josyf C, Haffner Steven M, Norris Jill M, Bowden Donald W
Abstract excerpt
The SOCS3 gene product participates in the feedback inhibition of a range of cytokine signals. Most notably, SOCS3 inhibits the functioning of leptin and downstream steps in insulin signaling after being expressed by terminal transcription factors, such as STAT3 and c-fos. The SOCS3 gene is locat...
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