It has been suggested that the higher susceptibility of Hispanics to metabolic disease is
related to their Native American heritage. A frequent cholesterol transporter ABCA1 (ATP …

The objective of this study was to investigate possible defects in the insulin sensitivity and/or
the acute insulin response in a group of Mexican patients displaying early-onset type 2 …

Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the underlying cause in over 90% of patients with
congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an inherited metabolic disorder of adrenal steroidogenesis …

Context Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic form of diabetes
mellitus characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance, early age of onset and a primary …

Objective—There is increasing physiological evidence in rodents connecting the
neuropeptide galanin to triglyceride (TG) levels. We hypothesized that variation in the …

Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) is the most common familial dyslipidemia, with a
prevalence of 1‐2% in the general population. A major locus for FCHL has been mapped to …

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a highly atherogenic genetic disorder
leading to premature coronary heart disease (CHD), usually before 60 years of age. We …

Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency is caused by mutations in the CYP21 gene.
Approximately 95% of mutant alleles are generated by recombination events between the …

A small community of scientists in Mexico has been contributing to the study of planetary
bodies in our Solar System and around other stars, including their potential for habitability …

Scientific research has provided theoretical evidence on the implementation of
religious/spiritual interventions (RSI) as a complementary health therapy, where spiritual …