Comment: An ATG repeat in the 3′-untranslated region of the human resistin gene is associated with a decreased risk of insulin resistance

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 4403-4406

  Pizzuti, Antonio ^a,b,c,d   Argiolas, Alessandra ^a,b,c,d   Paola, Rosa Di ^a,b,c,d   Baratta, Roberto ^a,b,c,d   Rauseo, Anna ^a,b,c,d   Bozzali, Maura ^a,b,c,d   Vigneri, Riccardo ^a,b,c,d   Dallapiccola, Bruno ^a,b,c,d   Trischitta, Vincenzo ^a,b,c,d   Frittitta, Lucia ^a,b,c,d  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PROTEIN; RESISTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HORMONE; PRIMER DNA; RETN PROTEIN, HUMAN; RETNLB PROTEIN, HUMAN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RISK; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ITALY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RISK FACTOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HORMONES, ECTOPIC; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; ITALY; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESISTIN; RISK FACTORS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 18544389092     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-020096     Document Type: Review

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