Association of circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 levels and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in subjects with prediabetes: a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates cholesterol metabolism by targeting the low-density lipoprotein receptor. Recent studies have shown that circulating PCSK9 is associated with glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to examine t...

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Published in:Cardiovasc Diabetol
Main Authors: Shi, Jie, Zhang, Weiwei, Niu, Yixin, Lin, Ning, Li, Xiaoyong, Zhang, Hongmei, Hu, Renming, Ning, Guang, Fan, Jiangao, Qin, Li, Su, Qing, Yang, Zhen
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7726879/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33302966
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01185-3
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