University of Minnesota Discovers Protein Linked To Elevated BMI In People Of American Indian And Mexican Ancestry
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 2/21/2007 ) -- University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a variant of a common blood protein, apolipoprotein C1, in people of American Indian and Mexican ancestry that is linked to elevated body mass index (BMI), obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
The finding were published in the Feb. 20 online issue of the International Journal of Obesity.