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Circulating PBX1 and age-related sarcopenia phenotypes: metabolic mediation analyses in a community-based study.
European geriatric medicine - 1 Aug 2026
Meng Xiangyuan, Zhao Zhenhu, Mao Shuhua, Yu Jianing, Liu Yuqin, Yang Xingxiang, Zhang Xin, Guo Ruihan, Yang Shuran, Liang Zhuoshuai, Wang Fengdan, Sun Lanchao, Zhao Hui, Liu Jinyu, Gao Tianlin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether circulating PBX1 is associated with AWGS2019-defined sarcopenia phenotypes in older adults, and whether alanine-related metabolites mediate the PBX1-ASMI association. METHODS: We enrolled 324 adults aged 60 years or older from Licha Town, Qingdao, China (2022-2023) and classified sarcopenia using AWGS 2019. Plasma PBX1 was quantified by ELISA, and targeted plasma metabolite profiling...
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- Humans
- Sarcopenia
- Female
- Male
- Pre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1
