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MAP4K4 and IL-6+ Th17 cells play important roles in non-obese type 2 diabetes.
Journal of biomedical science - 7 Jan 2017
Chuang Huai-Chia, Tan Tse-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a causal factor of type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, people without obesity (including lean, normal weight, or overweight) may still develop T2D. Non-obese T2D is prevalent in Asia and also frequently occurs in Europe. Recently, multiple evidences oppose the notion that either obesity or central obesity (visceral fat accumulation) promotes non-obese T2D. Several factors such as inflammation and...
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