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Identification of a loss-of-function mutation in Ube2l6 associated with obesity resistance.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2013
Marcelin Genevieve, Liu Shun-Mei, Schwartz Gary J, Chua Streamson C
Abstract excerpt
We previously mapped a locus on BALB/c chromosome 2 associated with protection from leptin-deficiency-induced obesity. Here, we generated the corresponding congenic mouse strain by introgression of a segment of C57BL/6J chromosome 2 to the BALB/c background to confirm the genotype-phenotype associations. We found that the BALB/c alleles decreased fat mass expansion by limiting adipocyte hyperplasia and adipocyte...
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