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    Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2008 Sep;116 Suppl 1:S56-8. Epub 2008 Sep 5.

    Polymorphisms in perilipin gene (PLIN) are not associated with obesity and weight variation in people with high risk of type 2 diabetes.

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    Health Care Centre of Medical Faculty Carl-Gustav-Carus of the Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

    Abstract

    Perilipins are hormonally regulated phosphorylated proteins that coat the intracellular lipid storage droplet . They are essential for the regulation of triglyceride deposition and mobilization . The human perilipin gene (PLIN) is located to 15q26.1, near the susceptibility loci for obesity, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and hypertriglyceridemia. Therefore, it is considered as a candidate gene for these diseases . Some studies shown that lower level of perilipin protein was displayed in obese than lean subjects and polymorphisms in PLIN were associated with obesity in American and Spanish white women as well as in Korean . But some other studies showed that, this association was not significant in Chinese and French . The aim of the current study was to examine whether the associations manifested in a German population with high risk of type 2 diabetes.

    PMID:
    18777456
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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