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The role of the uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) on the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Jun 2012
Brondani Letícia de Almeida, Assmann Taís Silveira, Duarte Guilherme Coutinho Kullmann, Gross Jorge Luiz, Canani Luís Henrique, Crispim Daisy
Abstract excerpt
It is well established that genetic factors play an important role in the development of both type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and obesity, and that genetically susceptible subjects can develop these metabolic diseases after being exposed to environmental risk factors. Therefore, great efforts have been made to identify genes associated with DM2 and/or obesity. Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is mainly expressed in...
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