No Association between Visfatin Gene Variants and Metabolic Traits in the Newfoundland Population
Objective Visfatin is a novel adipokine initially reported to exhibit insulin-mimetic effects that increase insulin sensitivity. Further studies indicate it may also be associated with obesity, serum lipids, and systemic inflammation. At the current time, the role of genetic variation in the visfati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Epigenetics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/GEG.S5337 |