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. 1993 Apr 1;90(7):2633–2635. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.7.2633

Insulin receptor isotype expression correlates with risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

L Mosthaf 1, J Eriksson 1, H U Häring 1, L Groop 1, E Widen 1, A Ullrich 1
PMCID: PMC46149  PMID: 7681983

Abstract

Skeletal muscle insulin resistance plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), as individuals with this defect are at increased risk of developing the disease later in life. To assess whether the abnormal expression of the structurally distinct human insulin receptor isoforms, HIR-A and HIR-B, which has been found in skeletal muscle of NIDDM patients, is a feature of a prediabetic state, skeletal muscle biopsies from nondiabetic individuals ranging from high insulin sensitivity to insulin resistance were examined. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of mRNA from muscle biopsies detected exclusive or predominant expression of HIR-A in 13 patients with normal insulin sensitivity. In contrast, 7 subjects with various degrees of insulin resistance exhibited abnormally increased HIR-B RNA expression. This association suggests the abnormal expression of receptor isoforms as a characteristic of the prediabetic state and supports the notion of a connection of this aberration with the pathogenesis of NIDDM. Changes in HIR-A/B expression in the skeletal muscle may thus provide a prognostic criterion for the development of NIDDM.

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