What is it about?
Lipoxygenases are enzymes linked to metabolism and inflammation. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a contemporary metabolic disorder linked to obesity, inflammation and cardiovascular disease. This paper examines the existence of genetic variations of lipoxygenase genes in the context of diabetes in a Greek population.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that there are genetic variants that could offer protection against diabetes and therefore enhancing further the linkage between diabetes and inflammation.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great personal pleasure and it has co-authors with whom I gave established long-term collaboration. This article also lead to my greater involvement in human genetics research, an exciting field with numerous potential. I hope you find it intriguing.
Xanthippi Tsekmekidou
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This page is a summary of: Assessment of association between lipoxygenase genes variants in elderly Greek population and type 2 diabetes mellitus, Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, February 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1479164118756241.
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