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Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Obese Youth Is Modulated by a Common Variant in the GCKR Gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2015
Santoro Nicola, Caprio Sonia, Pierpont Bridget, Van Name Michelle, Savoye Mary, Parks Elizabeth J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study's aim was to evaluate whether the GCKR rs1260326 variant increases hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL). SETTING AND DESIGN: To test this hypothesis, 14 adolescents, seven homozygous for the common allele (CC) and seven homozygous for the risk allele (TT), underwent measurement of hepatic DNL during the fasting state and after consumption of a carbohydrate (CHO) drink (75 g glucose and 25 g...
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