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The PPARgamma Pro12Ala variant is associated with insulin sensitivity in Russian normoglycaemic and type 2 diabetic subjects.
Diabetes & vascular disease research - 1 Jan 2010
Chistiakov Dimitry A, Potapov Viktor A, Khodirev Dmitry S, Shamkhalova Minara S, Shestakova Marina V, Nosikov Valery V
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The second isoform of the PPARgamma2 is specific for adipose tissue. In adipocytes, this isoform is involved in the regulation of adipogenesis and lipid storage, insulin and glucose metabolism. Pro12Ala, a missense mutation in exon 2 of PPARG, reduces transcriptional activity of PPARgamma2 and is...
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