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Common amino acid substitutions in insulin receptor substrate-4 are not associated with Type II diabetes mellitus or insulin resistance.
Diabetologia - 1 Aug 1998
Almind K, Frederiksen S K, Ahlgren M G, Urhammer S, Hansen T, Clausen J O, Pedersen O
Abstract excerpt
The family of insulin receptor substrates (IRS1-4) is defined by proteins with an overall similar structure. IRS-1 and IRS-2 have been shown to have key roles in cellular transmission of the action of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1 and various cytokines. We have previously identified amino acid polymorphisms in the human IRS-1 and IRS-2 proteins. Given the documented importance of IRS-1 and -2 in insulin...
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