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T16189C mitochondrial DNA variant is associated with metabolic syndrome in Caucasian subjects.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2000
Palmieri Vincenzo Ostilio, De Rasmo Domenico, Signorile Anna, Sardanelli Anna Maria, Grattagliano Ignazio, Minerva Francesco, Cardinale Giovanna, Portincasa Piero, Papa Sergio, Palasciano Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Different nuclear genes are thought to be involved in the regulation of the complex phenotype of metabolic syndrome (MS) and their number is increasing. A mutation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), T4291C in transfer RNA isoleucine (tRNAile), has been associated with MS in a large American family. In addition, a mtDNA T16189C variant, already known to be associated with insulin resistance and type 2...
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