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Time of onset of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and genetic variation in the beta 3-adrenergic-receptor gene.
The New England journal of medicine - 10 Aug 1995
Walston J, Silver K, Bogardus C, Knowler W C, Celi F S, Austin S, Manning B, Strosberg A D, Stern M P, Raben N
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BACKGROUND: The beta 3-adrenergic receptor is expressed in visceral adipose tissue and is thought to contribute to the regulation of the resting metabolic rate and lipolysis. METHODS: To investigate whether mutations in the gene for the beta 3-adrenergic receptor predispose patients to obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), we studied this gene in 10 Pima Indians by analysis of...
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