Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 levels are increased and partially related to body fat distribution in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2
Abstract Background Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP4) is an enzyme responsible for glucagon-like peptide-1 inactivation and plays an important role in glucose metabolism. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate DPP4 levels in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2) and correl...
Main Authors: | Cynthia Melissa Valerio, Juliana Severo de Almeida, Rodrigo Oliveira Moreira, Luiza Barreto. S. Aguiar, Priscila O. Siciliano, Denise P. Carvalho, Amelio F. Godoy-Matos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0226-0 |
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