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Plasma leptin levels: interaction of obesity with a common variant of insulin receptor substrate-1.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 1998
Krempler F, Hell E, Winkler C, Breban D, Patsch W
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and other major cardiovascular risk factors. A common amino acid polymorphism at codon 972 of the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) has been shown to interact with obesity in the expression of insulin resistance. The plasma concentration of the adipocyte-specific hormone leptin is increased in obesity and is correlated with adipose tissue mass. Because in vitro...
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