IGF1 and Insulin resistance: Recent evidence has shown that juxtaposed with another zinc finger gene 1 (JAZF1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2), which are expressed in insulin-resistant tissue, are involved in lipid metabolism and are associated with insulin resistance 7, 8, 13-18.