The uncoupling protein 1 gene, UCP1, is expressed in mammalian islet cells and associated with acute insulin response to glucose in African American families from the IRAS Family Study
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- 30 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Endocrine Disorders
- Vol. 7 (1), 1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-7-1
Abstract
Variants of uncoupling protein genes UCP1 and UCP2 have been associated with a range of traits. We wished to evaluate contributions of known UCP1 and UCP2 variants to metabolic traits in the Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis (IRAS) Family Study.Keywords
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