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Variants of the caveolin-1 gene: a translational investigation linking insulin resistance and hypertension.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2011
Pojoga Luminita H, Underwood Patricia C, Goodarzi Mark O, Williams Jonathan S, Adler Gail K, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Hopkins Paul N, Raby Benjamin A, Lasky-Su Jessica, Sun Bei, Cui Jinrui, Guo Xiuqing, Taylor Kent D, Chen Yii-Der Ida, Xiang Anny, Raffel Leslie J, Buchanan Thomas A, Rotter Jerome I, Williams Gordon H
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CONTEXT: The co-occurrence of insulin resistance (IR) and hypertension is a heritable condition leading to cardiovascular complications. Caveolin-1 (CAV1), a gene previously associated with metabolic dysfunction in animal and cellular models, may be a marker for these conditions in humans. OBJECT...
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