Liver Fat and Insulin Resistance Are Independently Associated with the −514C>T Polymorphism of the Hepatic Lipase Gene
Author(s) -
Norbert Stefan,
Silke Schäfer,
Fausto Machicao,
Jürgen Machann,
Fritz Schick,
Claus D. Claussen,
Michael Stümvoll,
HansUlrich Häring,
Andreas Fritsche
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-2479
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , hepatic lipase , insulin , biology , adipose tissue , genotype , lipase , adiponectin , gene polymorphism , lipoprotein lipase , gene , enzyme , biochemistry
Liver fat predicts insulin resistance in humans. So far, there is not much information on genetic determinants of liver fat. Hepatic lipase is a liver-specific enzyme that regulates lipid metabolism.
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