Title : Lack of association of CPT1A polymorphisms or haplotypes on hepatic lipid content or insulin resistance in Japanese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Pub. Date : 2007 May

PMID : 17445541






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1 The carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) enzyme system facilitates the transport of long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria, and the gene for the hepatic isoform of CPT1 (CPT1A) is a candidate gene for metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance associated with fatty liver. long-chain fatty acids insulin Homo sapiens