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Rakocevic Stojanovic V, Peric S, Lavrnic D, Popovic S, Ille T, Stevic Z, Basta I, Apostolski S. Leptin and the metabolic syndrome in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1.Acta Neurol Scand: DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01237.x© 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Munksgaard.Objectives [ndash] To evaluate serum leptin concentration and its relation to metabolic syndrome (MSy) in non-diabetic patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).Materials and methods [ndash] This study included 34 DM1 patients, and the same number of healthy subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index (BMI).Results [ndash] DM1 patients had increased BMI and insulin resistance, and increased leptin and insulin concentrations, but the other features of MSy such as diabetes, glucose intolerance and hypertension were

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