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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Olga Theresa Hardy
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-20950 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 20100601 1
<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is a strong risk factor for resistance to insulin-mediated glucose disposal, a precursor of type 2 diabetes and other disorders. However, not all obese individuals are insulin resistant. We sought to identify the molecular pathways that might cause obesity-associated insulin resistance in humans by studying the morbidly obese who were insulin sensitive versus insulin resistant, thereby eliminating obesity as a variable.<h4>Methods</h4>Combining gene expression profilin ...[more]