Retinol binding protein 4 and incident diabetes – the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC Study)

Retinol binding protein 4 and incident diabetes – the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC Study)

Background: Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) has been described as a link between impaired glucose uptake in adipocytes and systemic insulin sensitivity. Objective: To determine whether RBP4 fasting levels predict the development of type 2 diabetes. Methods: Using a case-cohort design, we followed 5...

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Main Authors: Vivian C. Luft, Mark Pereira, James S. Pankow, Christie Ballantyne, David Couper, Gerardo Heiss, Bruce B. Duncan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2013-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Diabetes
Proteína car­readora de retinol
RBP4
Estudo epide­miológico
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