A Polymorphism in the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene (MC4R:c.92C>T) Is Associated with Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight Domestic Shorthaired Cats

BACKGROUND: Feline diabetes mellitus (DM) shares many pathophysiologic features with human type 2 DM. Human genome‐wide association studies have identified genes associated with obesity and DM, including melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), which plays an important role in energy balance and appetite reg...

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Autores principales: Forcada, Y., Holder, A., Church, D.B., Catchpole, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24372947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12275

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24372947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12275

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