Journal article
Association of the CPT1B Gene with Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration in Afro‐Caribbean Men
Abstract
Skeletal muscle fat is greater in African ancestry individuals compared with whites, is associated with diabetes, and is a heritable polygenic trait. However, specific genetic factors contributing to skeletal muscle fat in humans remain to be defined. Muscle carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1B (CPT1B) is a key enzyme in the regulation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, and as such is a reasonable biological …
Authors
Miljkovic I; Yerges LM; Li H; Gordon CL; Goodpaster BH; Kuller LH; Nestlerode CS; Bunker CH; Patrick AL; Wheeler VW
Journal
Obesity, Vol. 17, No. 7, pp. 1396–1401
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
7 2009
DOI
10.1038/oby.2008.677
ISSN
1930-7381