Pittsburgh scientists find protein may be key to new therapies for elevated triglycerides

Friday, May 23, 2008 - 18:28 in Health & Medicine

Diabetes researchers at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a potential target for the development of new therapies to treat hypertriglyceridemia, a lipid disorder commonly seen in people who are obese and diabetic. Results of their study are published in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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