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Preliminary studies on CD36 gene in type 2 diabetic patients from north India.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jul 2011
Gautam Sunaina, Agrawal C G, Bid Hemant Kumar, Banerjee Monisha
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: The greater tendency to diabetes in Indians may be due to genetic factors in addition to environment and diet. CD36, a class B scavenger cell surface receptor mediates internalization of oxidized low density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) leading to the formation of macrophage foam cells. CD36 deficiency is related to phenotypic expression of the metabolic syndrome, frequently associated with...
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