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Relationships of circulating sex hormone-binding globulin with metabolic traits in humans.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2010
Peter Andreas, Kantartzis Konstantinos, Machann Jürgen, Schick Fritz, Staiger Harald, Machicao Fausto, Schleicher Erwin, Fritsche Andreas, Häring Hans-Ulrich, Stefan Norbert
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent data suggested that sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels decrease when fat accumulates in the liver and that circulating SHBG may be causally involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in humans. In the present study, we investigated mechanisms by which high SHBG may prevent development to diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Before and during a 9-month lifestyle intervention, total...
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