RBP4 gene variants are associated with insulin resistance in women with previous gestational diabetes.

Renata Saucedo Arturo Zarate Lourdes Basurto-AcevedoMarcelino HernandezEdgardo PuelloPatricia Mendoza-LorenzoPatricia Ostrosky-Wegman

Published in: Disease markers (2014)

Noncoding SNPs of the RBP4 gene are not associated with GDM, but two SNPs showed associations with insulin resistance and insulin levels in women with prior GDM. Additional studies with increased sample size will be necessary in other GDM cohorts.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
insulin resistance
type diabetes
dna methylation
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
glycemic control
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
gene expression
genome wide association
pregnant women
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
genome wide analysis