Nwosu BU

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

2023

Novel duplication of the cell adhesion molecule L1-like gene in an individual with cognitive impairment, tall stature, and obesity: A case report.

Frontiers in neurology ·doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1104649

The gene that codes for the close homolog of L1 (CHL1 gene) is located in the 3p26.3 cytogenetic band in the distal portion of the 3p chromosome. This gene is highly expressed in the central nervous system and plays an important role in bra…

2016

Islet biology, the CDKN2A/B locus and type 2 diabetes risk.

Diabetologia ·doi:10.1007/s00125-016-3967-7

Type 2 diabetes, fuelled by the obesity epidemic, is an escalating worldwide cause of personal hardship and public cost. Diabetes incidence increases with age, and many studies link the classic senescence and ageing protein p16(INK4A) to di…