Article
High frequency of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in Japanese subjects with the angiopoietin-like protein 8 R59W variant.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Liu Jianhui, Yagi Kunimasa, Nohara Atsushi, Chujo Daisuke, Ohbatake Azusa, Fujimoto Aya, Miyamoto Yukiko, Kobayashi Junji, Yamagishi Masakazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angiopoietin-like protein 8 (ANGPTL8) is considered to be metabolically multifunctional. One notable function still to be elucidated definitively is a betatrophic role in protecting and preserving pancreatic beta-cell function. There is, however, a paucity of data regarding the role of ANGPTL8 in the etiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but some findings of human research have suggested the potential...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
