Article
Insulin resistance: interactions between obesity and a common variant of insulin receptor substrate-1.
Lancet (London, England) - 12 Aug 1995
Clausen J O, Hansen T, Bjørbaek C, Echwald S M, Urhammer S A, Rasmussen S, Andersen C B, Hansen L, Almind K, Winther K
Abstract excerpt
We previously discovered two aminoacid polymorphisms in codons 513 and 972 of the protein insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), which is important in cellular insulin action. We have investigated whether these polymorphisms are associated with changes in insulin sensitivity in a random sample of young healthy adults. Insulin sensitivity and secretion were measured during a combined intravenous glucose and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Codon
- Dexamethasone
- Female
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins
- Insulin Resistance
- Male
