A polymorphism in the glucocorticoid receptor gene, which decreases sensitivity to glucocorticoids in vivo, is associated with low insulin and cholesterol levels

Diabetes

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3128-3134

  Van Rossum, Elisabeth F C ^a   Koper, Jan W ^a   Huizenga, Nannette A T M ^a   Uitterlinden, André G ^a   Janssen, Joop A M J L ^a   Brlnkmann, Albert O ^a   Grobbee, Dlederlck E ^b   De Jong, Frank H ^a   Van Duyn, Cornelia M ^a   Pols, Huibert A P ^a   Lamberts, Steven W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CODON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOSTASIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036789254     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.10.3128     Document Type: Article

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