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The different effects of a Gln27Glu beta 2-adrenoceptor gene polymorphism on obesity in males and in females.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Mar 1999
Hellström L, Large V, Reynisdottir S, Wahrenberg H, Arner P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of a polymorphism in codon 27 (Gln27Glu) of the beta 2-adrenoceptor gene for obesity in males compared to previously investigated females with an association of this polymorphism to obesity. DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: Medical department at a University Hospital. SUBJECTS: A total of 138 non-related Swedish males with body mass indexes (BMI) in the range 19.4-53.4...
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