Genetic variant is linked to obesity and insulin resistance

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

A large study in people at risk of diabetes has found a direct association between the presence of a small genetic alteration in a hormone receptor and increased body fat and insulin resistance. The results suggest an adverse role for a previously described genetic variant, the BclI polymorphism.

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