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Real-time Analyses of Retinol Transport by the Membrane Receptor of Plasma Retinol Binding Protein
Published on: January 28, 2013
Serum retinol binding protein 4 in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy
Amélio F Godoy-Matos1, Rodrigo O Moreira, Renata MacDowell
1Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. godoymatos@openlink.com.br
Objective:
To determine Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) levels in patients with Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (FPLD).
Methods:
Ten patients with FPLD and a control group (9 patients) were selected to participate in the study.
Results:
RBP4-log levels were lower in patients with FPLD in comparison to control group (1.52 +/- 0.32 vs 1.84+/-0.25, p=0.029). A statistical trend was observed between Waist-to-Hip Ratio and RBP4-log (r=-0.44, p=0.054).
Conclusion:
RBP4 levels are decreased in FPLD.
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