A functional variant of the adipocyte glycerol channel aquaporin 7 gene is associated with obesity and related metabolic abnormalities.

Prudente, Sabrina; Flex, Elisabetta; Morini, Eleonora; Turchi, Federica; Capponi, Daria; De Cosmo, Salvatore; Tassi, Vittorio; Guida, Valentina; Avogaro, Angelo; Folli, Franco; Maiani, Francesca; Frittitta, Lucia; Dallapiccola, Bruno; Trischitta, Vincenzo

Prudente, Sabrina; Flex, Elisabetta; Morini, Eleonora; Turchi, Federica; Capponi, Daria; De Cosmo, Salvatore; Tassi, Vittorio; Guida, Valentina; Avogaro, Angelo; Folli, Franco; Maiani, Francesca; Frittitta, Lucia; Dallapiccola, Bruno; Trischitta, Vincenzo.

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Prudente S; CSS-Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy. s.prudente@css-mendel.it

Diabetes ; 56(5): 1468-74, 2007 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17351148

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Adipocytes/physiology; Aquaporins/genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics; Genetic Variation; Metabolic Diseases/genetics; Obesity/genetics; Aged; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Female; Genotype; Glycated Hemoglobin/analysis; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity, Morbid/genetics; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Reference Values

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Genetic Variation / Adipocytes / Aquaporins / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Metabolic Diseases / Obesity Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Diabetes Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: United States

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