Elevated circulating follistatin associates with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Wu C, Borné Y, Gao R, López Rodriguez M, Roell W, Wilson J, Regmi A, Luan C, Aly D, Peter A, Machann J, Staiger H, Fritsche A, Birkenfeld A, Tao R, Wagner R, Canouil M, Hong M, Schwenk J, Ahlqvist E, Kaikkonen M, Nilsson P, Shore A, Khan F, Natali A, Melander O, Orho-Melander M, Nilsson J, Häring H, Renström E, Wollheim C, Engström G, Weng J, Pearson E, Franks P, White M, Duffin K, Vaag A, Laakso M, Stefan N, Groop L, De Marinis Y. Elevated circulating follistatin associates with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6486. PMID: 34759311, PMCID: PMC8580990, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26536-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue insulin resistanceTissue insulin resistanceType 2 diabetesFollistatin levelsGlucokinase regulatory protein geneFollistatin secretionHazard ratioInsulin resistanceNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAdjusted hazard ratioFatty liver diseaseRisk of T2DFree fatty acid releaseFatty acid releaseIncident T2DLiver diseaseGenome-wide association studiesHuman adipocytesT2DAcid releaseStandard deviation increaseDiabetesSecretionRiskRegulatory protein gene
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