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Association of SSTR2 polymorphisms and glucose homeostasis phenotypes: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2009
Sutton Beth S, Palmer Nicholette D, Langefeld Carl D, Xue Bingzhong, Proctor Alexandria, Ziegler Julie T, Haffner Steven M, Norris Jill M, Bowden Donald W
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the influence of somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) polymorphisms on measures of glucose homeostasis in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study (IRASFS). SSTR2 is a G-protein-coupled receptor that, in response to somatostatin, mediates inhibition of insulin, glucagon, and growth hormone release and thus may affect glucose homeostasis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Ten...
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