C679X loss-of-function PCSK9 variant is associated with lower fasting glucose in black South African adolescents: Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort

ConclusionsOur results indicate for the first that the C679X variants associated with low fasting glucose levels during adolescents as had been known for LDL-C. In view that a similar finding was reported in older black South African adults, therefore, the correlation of lower fasting glucose and LDL-C levels with C679X is observed from an early age to adulthood.
Source: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research