Article
Impaired insulin secretion in four Tangier disease patients with ABCA1 mutations.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2009
Koseki Masahiro, Matsuyama Akifumi, Nakatani Kazuhiro, Inagaki Miwako, Nakaoka Hajime, Kawase Ryota, Yuasa-Kawase Miyako, Tsubakio-Yamamoto Kazumi, Masuda Daisaku, Sandoval Jose C, Ohama Tohru, Nakagawa-Toyama Yumiko, Matsuura Fumihiko, Nishida Makoto, Ishigami Masato, Hirano Ken-ichi, Sakane Naoki, Kumon Yoshitaka, Suehiro Tadashi, Nakamura Tadashi, Shimomura Iichiro, Yamashita Shizuya
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Tangier disease (TD), caused by deficiency of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1, is characterized by the absence of high density lipoprotein and the accumulation of cholesteryl esters in many tissues. Recently, it has been reported that ABCA1 is expressed in pancreatic beta cells and mice with specific inactivation of ABCA1 in beta cells showed markedly impaired insulin secretion, suggesting that ABCA1...
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