Insulin Resistance: An Early Metabolic Defect of Turner's Syndrome*
CAPRIO S, BOULWARE S, DIAMOND M, SHERWIN R, CARPENTER TO, RUBIN K, AMIEL S, PRESS M, TAMBORLANE W. Insulin Resistance: An Early Metabolic Defect of Turner's Syndrome*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1991, 72: 832-836. PMID: 2005209, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-4-832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated glucose metabolismEarly metabolic defectsNormal controlsGlucose metabolismTurner syndromeEuglycemic clampInsulin resistanceGroup 2Metabolic defectsTurner patientsAge-matched normal controlsChain amino acid levelsGroup of patientsRisk of diabetesNonoxidative glucose disposalIntracellular glucose metabolismWhole-body glucoseHepatic glucose productionNondiabetic patientsEstrogen therapyHormone therapyYounger patientsGlucose disposalHepatic sensitivityInsulin sensitivity