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Genetic architecture of plasma adiponectin overlaps with the genetics of metabolic syndrome-related traits.
Diabetes care - 1 Apr 2010
Henneman Peter, Aulchenko Yurii S, Frants Rune R, Zorkoltseva Irina V, Zillikens M Carola, Frolich Marijke, Oostra Ben A, van Dijk Ko Willems, van Duijn Cornelia M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, is of particular interest in metabolic syndrome, because it is inversely correlated with obesity and insulin sensitivity. However, it is not known to what extent the genetics of plasma adiponectin and the genetics of obesity and insuli...
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