Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To study the relationship between regional body fat distribution and homocysteine levels (Hcy) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with coronary atherosclerotic lesions and homocysteine (Hcy).Methods: 115 patients in department of endocrinology and cardiology of Shanxi Province People’s Hospital from October, 2010 to May, 2011 was divided into T2DM with coronary atherosclerosis group 53 patients, T2DM with non-coronary atherosclerosis group 62 pati...

Background and aims: The global epidemic of obesity represents a severe threat to public health and quality of life. Fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene was the first locus unequivocally associated with adiposity. The polymorphisms of FTO gene association with obesity and T2DM have been identified in large multiple populations, however, the correlation between FTO level and clinical parameters in is not completely understood. Here we analyze the relations of serum FTO t...