Elevated retinol-binding protein 4 levels are associated with metabolic syndrome in Chinese people

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Qi, Qibin ; Yu, Zhijie ; Ye, Xingwang ; Zhao, Feng ; Huang, Ping ; Hu, Frank B. ; Franco, Oscar H. ; Wang, Jing ; Li, Huaixing ; Liu, Yong ; Lin, Xu

DOI  :  10.1210/jc.2007-1219

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

【 摘 要 】

Context: High retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is thought to be associated with insulin resistance in humans. However, evidence from large-scale populations about the relationship between RBP4 and metabolic diseases is scarce. Objective: We evaluated plas