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CDK4 IVS4-nt40G-->A and T2D-associated obesity in Italians.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Nov 2009
Meenakshisundaram Ramachandran, Gragnoli Claudia
Abstract excerpt
Cell cycle regulators play crucial roles in the preadipocyte proliferation and adipocyte differentiation. Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) mediates with D-type cyclins entry of cells into cell cycle in response to external stimuli. CDK4 plays a role in body weight, adipogenesis, and beta cell proliferation. CDK4 null mice develop type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore, CDK4 variants are associated with...
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