Common genetic variation in the human CTF1 locus, encoding cardiotrophin-1, determines insulin sensitivity.

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:Recently, cardiotrophin-1, a member of the interleukin-6 family of cytokines was described to protect beta-cells from apoptosis, to improve glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and insulin resistance, and to prevent streptozotocin-induced diabetes in mice. Here, we studied whether co...

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Main Authors: Stefan Z Lutz, Olga Franck, Anja Böhm, Jürgen Machann, Fritz Schick, Fausto Machicao, Andreas Fritsche, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Harald Staiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4099130?pdf=render