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ANGPTL8/Betatrophin R59W variant is associated with higher glucose level in non-diabetic Arabs living in Kuwaits

BACKGROUND: ANGPTL8 (betatrophin) has been recently identified as a regulator of lipid metabolism through its interaction with ANGPTL3. A sequence variant in ANGPTL8 has been shown to associate with lower level of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The objective of thi...

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Autores principales: Abu-Farha, Mohamed, Melhem, Motasem, Abubaker, Jehad, Behbehani, Kazem, Alsmadi, Osama, Elkum, Naser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26864934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-016-0195-6