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A relative of anti-aging gene Klotho also influences metabolic activity, obesity

04-23-2007 · UT Southwestern Medical Center

A relative of the anti-aging gene Klotho helps activate a hormone that can lower blood glucose levels in fat cells of mice, making it a novel target for developing drugs to treat human obesity and diabetes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

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