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Contribution of a first-degree family history of diabetes to increased serum adipocyte fatty acid binding protein levels independent of body fat content and distribution.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Nov 2016
Hu X, Pan X, Ma X, Luo Y, Xu Y, Xiong Q, Xiao Y, Bao Y, Jia W
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: First-degree relatives of patients with diabetes bear an increased risk of diabetes, overweight/obesity and cardiovascular disease. Accumulating evidence indicates that circulating concentrations of adipokines are altered in individuals with a first-degree family history of diabetes (FHD), but the adipokine adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) has been rarely studied in this...
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