Circulating betatrophin in healthy control and type 2 diabetic subjects and its association with metabolic parameters
3, Nasser M Al-Daghri 1, Shakilur Rahman 2, Shaun Sabico 2, Osama E Amer 2, Kaiser Wani 2, Mohammed Ghouse Ahmed Ansari 2, Omar S Al-Attas 3, Sudhesh Kumar 4, Majed S Alokail . 2016
Betatrophin, a newly identified liver and adipose tissue-derived hormone, has been suggested as an inducer of β-cell proliferation in mice. However, the physiological role of betatrophin remains poorly understood in humans. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate circulating betatrophin concentrations in normal and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Saudi subjects and its association with various metabolic parameters.
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Diabetes Complications
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