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Nuno Rocha

Researcher at University of Cambridge

Publications -  19
Citations -  731

Nuno Rocha is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adipose tissue & Insulin. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications receiving 614 citations. Previous affiliations of Nuno Rocha include Medical Research Council & National Institute for Health Research.

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A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Variants in ARL15 that Influence Adiponectin Levels

J. Brent Richards, +69 more
- 11 Dec 2009 - 
TL;DR: A novel protein is identified, ARL15, which influences circulating adiponectin levels and may impact upon CHD risk, and several metabolic traits are identified.
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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism due to a Novel Missense Mutation in the First Extracellular Loop of the Neurokinin B Receptor

TL;DR: Homozygosity for the TACR3 His148Leu mutation leads to failure of sexual maturation in humans, whereas signaling by the mutant receptor in vitro in response to either NKB or senktide is severely impaired, which strengthens the link between NKB, the NKB receptor, and regulation of human reproductive function.
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Hypomorphism in human NSMCE2 linked to primordial dwarfism and insulin resistance.

TL;DR: Findings support a role for NSMCE2 in recovery from DNA damage and raise the possibility that loss of its function produces dwarfism through reduced tolerance of replicative stress.
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Human biallelic MFN2 mutations induce mitochondrial dysfunction, upper body adipose hyperplasia, and suppression of leptin expression

TL;DR: It is suggested that specific MFN2 mutations cause tissue-selective mitochondrial dysfunction with increased adipocyte proliferation and survival, confirm a novel form of excess adiposity with paradoxical suppression of leptin expression, and suggest potential targeted therapies.
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Genetic Defects in Human Pericentrin Are Associated With Severe Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

TL;DR: The prevalence of diabetes and insulin resistance among patients with PCNT defects was determined and the effects of pericentrin depletion on insulin action using 3T3-L1 adipocytes as a model system was examined.