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Relation of beta3-adrenergic receptor gene mutation to total body fat but not percent body fat and insulin levels in Thais.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 May 1999
Ongphiphadhanakul B, Rajatanavin R, Chanprasertyothin S, Piaseu N, Chailurkit L, Komindr S, Bunnag P, Puavilai G
Abstract excerpt
A Trp64Arg mutation in the beta3-adrenergic receptor gene has been implicated in the pathophysiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and obesity. However, the findings have been controversial due to the use of different populations and different methods for the estimation of body fat. In the present study, the prevalence of Trp64Arg mutation of the beta3-adrenergic receptor gene was determined and its...
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