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Mendeley readers
| Title |
From bending DNA to diabetes: the curious case of HMGA1
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/jbiol164 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert K Semple |
| Abstract |
Although mice lacking the architectural DNA binding factor HMGA1 are diabetic and express very low levels of the insulin receptor, they have increased insulin sensitivity. A study in BMC Biology now suggests that changes in circulating retinol binding protein partly account for this paradox. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 31 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 26% |
| Researcher | 8 | 23% |
| Professor | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 11% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 3% |