A tumor necrosis factor-beta polymorphism associated with hypertriglyceridemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

doi:10.1016/0026-0495(95)90177-9

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A tumor necrosis factor-beta polymorphism associated with hypertriglyceridemia in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jun 1995

Vendrell J, Gutierrez C, Pastor R, Richart C

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Non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus is associated with significant abnormalities of lipoprotein metabolism. Control of glycemia rarely completely corrects the alterations in lipid metabolism, suggesting a participation of environmental and genetic factors. The observation that tumor...

Topics

Adult
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Genotype
Homozygote
Humans
Hypertriglyceridemia
Lipids
Lymphotoxin-alpha
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sex Characteristics

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