Evaluation of GDF15 as a therapeutic target of cardiometabolic diseases in human: A Mendelian randomization studyResearch in context

Background: Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a key regulator of body weight in animals by regulating food intake. Its receptor, glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor receptor alpha-like (GFRAL), was identified recently. Pre-clinical studies showed that it is a promising therapeutic targe...

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Main Authors: Ching-Lung Cheung, Kathryn C.B. Tan, Philip C.M. Au, Gloria H.Y. Li, Bernard M.Y. Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419300933