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Null mutation in hormone-sensitive lipase gene and risk of type 2 diabetes.
The New England journal of medicine - 12 Jun 2014
Albert Jessica S, Yerges-Armstrong Laura M, Horenstein Richard B, Pollin Toni I, Sreenivasan Urmila T, Chai Sumbul, Blaner William S, Snitker Soren, O'Connell Jeffrey R, Gong Da-Wei, Breyer Richard J, Ryan Alice S, McLenithan John C, Shuldiner Alan R, Sztalryd Carole, Damcott Coleen M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipolysis regulates energy homeostasis through the hydrolysis of intracellular triglycerides and the release of fatty acids for use as energy substrates or lipid mediators in cellular processes. Genes encoding proteins that regulate energy homeostasis through lipolysis are thus likely to play an important role in determining susceptibility to metabolic disorders. METHODS: We sequenced 12...
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