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A new piece in the diabetes puzzle

Nature Medicine volume 8, pages 112–114 (2002)Cite this article

Increased levels of circulating triglyceride and free fatty acids are common features of diabetic dyslipidemia. Positional cloning has led to the identification of a liver-derived protein, angiopoietin-like protein 3, that is largely responsible for diabetic dyslipidemia in an animal model of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of major steps in the metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.

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  1. Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Luciano Rossetti

  2. Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York, USA

    Ira J. Goldberg

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