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Genetic insulin receptoropathies are a rare cause of severe insulin resistance. We identified the Ile119Met missense mutation in the insulin receptor INSR gene, previously reported in a Yemeni kindred, in four un...
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Is there a human model for the ‘metabolic syndrome’ with a defined aetiology?
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Efficacy of leptin therapy in the different forms of human lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy is a rare disorder characterised by loss of adipose tissue, hypoleptinaemia, severe insulin resistance, diabetes and dyslipidaemia. The aims of this study were to determine whether leptin replace...
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Relationship of binding to internalization of125I-insulin in isolated rat hepatocytes
By quantitative electron microscopic autoradiographic technique, we have previously shown that125I-insulin initially localizes to the plasma membrane of isolated rat hepatocytes and is subsequently internalized i...
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Anti-insulin receptor antibodies inhibit insulin binding and stimulate glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle
Autoantibodies against the insulin receptor are found in the serum of some patients with severe insulin resistance. The effects of one of these sera on insulin binding and on glucose transport and metabolism w...
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Circulating proinsulin-like component in man: Increased proportion in hypoinsulinemic states
The proportion of total plasma immunoreactive insulin comprising the proinsulin-like component was determined in 5 diabetic subjects manifesting fasting hyperglycemia, severe glucose intolerance, and insulinop...