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Identification of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) as a downstream target for IGF1 action
16 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
Significance Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) plays an important role in the regulation of metabolism and growth. Epidemiological studies revealed that IGF1 deficiency is associated with cancer protection. Genomic analyses conducted on patients with Laron syndrome (LS), a rare form of dwarfism linked to mutation of the growth hormone receptor, identified thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) as a downstream...
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