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Genomic structure and mutations in adipose-specific gene, adiponectin.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jul 2000
Takahashi M, Arita Y, Yamagata K, Matsukawa Y, Okutomi K, Horie M, Shimomura I, Hotta K, Kuriyama H, Kihara S, Nakamura T, Yamashita S, Funahashi T, Matsuzawa Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adiponectin is a collagen-like plasma protein specifically synthesized in adipose tissue. Plasma adiponectin concentrations are decreased in obesity whereas it is adipose-specific. OBJECTIVE: To clarify the significance of the genetic variations in adiponectin gene on its plasma concentrations and obesity. SUBJECTS: Two hundred and nineteen unrelated adult Japanese subjects (123 men and 96 women, age:...
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