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DNA methylation and hepatic insulin resistance and steatosis
21 May 2012
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we show novel evidence about the role of the liver in the development of insulin resistance and suggest that abnormal hepatic triglyceride accumulation is not an innocent bystander comorbidity but adversely affects the peripheral insulin sensitivity. RECENT FINDINGS: The core of this review is built up around the concept that liver DNA methylation of the peroxisome proliferative...
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