Is insulin sensitivity associated with thigh adipose tissue distribution in healthy postmenopausal women?
This is the first study to demonstrate independent, opposing relationships of Thigh-SAT and Thigh-IMAT with insulin sensitivity in healthy postmenopausal women. Further research is needed to determine if these associations are causal in nature.
A reduced concentration of ADAM12-S in maternal serum is a promising marker for foetal trisomy 18, as well as for DS.