Common genetic variants of surfactant protein-D (SP-D) are associated with type 2 diabetes.

CONTEXT: Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) is a primordial component of the innate immune system intrinsically linked to metabolic pathways. We aimed to study the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting SP-D with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND MET...

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Main Authors: Neus Pueyo, Francisco J Ortega, Josep M Mercader, José M Moreno-Navarrete, Monica Sabater, Sílvia Bonàs, Patricia Botas, Elías Delgado, Wifredo Ricart, María T Martinez-Larrad, Manuel Serrano-Ríos, David Torrents, José M Fernández-Real
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618429?pdf=render