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Butyrylcholinesterase and diabetes mellitus in the CHE2 C5- and CHE2 C5+ phenotypes.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Feb 2010
Cwiertnia Mauro M, Alcântara Vânia M, Réa Rosângela R, Faria Ana Cristina R A, Picheth Geraldo, Scartezini Marileia, Graef Lorena E, Welter Marciane
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activities (total and band specific) and diabetes mellitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: BChE activities (BChEA, AC(4/5), AC(OF) and RC(5)) were analyzed in 101 type 1 (DM1) and in 145 type 2 (DM2) diabetic patients, in relation to phenotype, weight and incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in these patients. The C(4/5) and C(5) complex were...
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