Endocrine Abstracts

Influence of Diabesity in the visceral adipose tissue miRNA expression profile.Background: The term diabesity arose in 2001 to refer to the coexistence of obesity (OB) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is estimated that 89% of adults diagnosed with T2D have a BMI greater than 25 kg/m2, and of them, 45% are obese. However, the mechanisms because why some obese patients develop T2D and other do not, are still unclear.Objective...