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Association of -3826 G variant in uncoupling protein-1 with increased BMI in overweight Australian women.
Diabetologia - 1 Feb 2000
Heilbronn L K, Kind K L, Pancewicz E, Morris A M, Noakes M, Clifton P M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To determine whether genetic variation in uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) is associated with obesity or obesity-related risk factors in overweight women. METHODS: We genotyped 526 overweight/obese women (mean body mass index 34.1 kg/m2, range 25.0 to 47.5 kg/m2) for the -3826 A-->G uncoupling protein-1 polymorphism. Of the 526 women genotyped 144 had fasting blood samples analysed for glucose and...
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