Low-molecular-weight acid phosphatase (ACP1), obesity, and blood lipid levels in subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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Low-molecular-weight acid phosphatase (ACP1), obesity, and blood lipid levels in subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

Human biology - 1 Aug 1997

Lucarini N, Antonacci E, Bottini N, Gloria Bottini F

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Low-molecular-weight acid phosphatase (ACP1) is a polymorphic protein-tyrosine phosphatase present in all human tissues, including adipocytes. A positive association between the low-activity ACP1*A/*A genotype and extreme body mass index has previously been shown by us in obese subjects from the...

Topics

Acid Phosphatase
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Genotype
Humans
Italy
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Polymorphism, Genetic

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