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Genetic vasopressin 1b receptor variance in overweight and diabetes mellitus.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2016
Enhörning Sofia, Sjögren Marketa, Hedblad Bo, Nilsson Peter M, Struck Joachim, Melander Olle
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recently, imbalance in the vasopressin (AVP) system, measured as elevated levels of copeptin (the C-terminal part of the AVP pro-hormone) in plasma, was linked to the development of abdominal obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Here, we aim to investigate if the genetic variation of the human AVP receptor 1b gene (AVPR1B) is associated with measures of obesity and DM. DESIGN: Malmö Diet and Cancer...
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