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The Gln27Glu polymorphism in the beta2-adrenergic receptor gene is not associated with morbid obesity in Austrian women.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Mar 2000
Oberkofler H, Esterbauer H, Hell E, Krempler F, Patsch W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Beta-adrenergic receptors (betaARs) play an important role in the regulation of energy expenditure and lipid mobilization. A Gl-27Glu polymorphism in the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) gene has recently been associated with several indices of obesity in a female Caucasian population, while the same polymorphism exhibited no association with obesity in another, albeit male, population. METHODS: We...
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