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Investigating the link of ACAD10 deficiency to type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Jan 2018
Bloom Kaitlyn, Mohsen Al-Walid, Karunanidhi Anuradha, El Demellawy Dina, Reyes-Múgica Miguel, Wang Yudong, Ghaloul-Gonzalez Lina, Otsubo Chikara, Tobita Kimi, Muzumdar Radhika, Gong Zhenwei, Tas Emir, Basu Shrabani, Chen Jie, Bennett Michael, Hoppel Charles, Vockley Jerry
Abstract excerpt
The Native American Pima population has the highest incidence of insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) of any reported population, but the pathophysiologic mechanism is unknown. Genetic studies in Pima Indians have linked acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 10 (ACAD10) gene polymorphisms, among others, to this predisposition. The gene codes for a protein with a C-terminus region that is structurally...
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