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The N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor: potential contribution to central obesity in men and lack of association with other risk factors for coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2001
Dobson M G, Redfern C P, Unwin N, Weaver J U
Abstract excerpt
Considerable evidence suggests that diabetes mellitus and hypertension are influenced by genetic factors. Studies in humans have associated glucocorticoid receptor (GR) polymorphisms with high blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, body mass index, increased visceral fat, and variations in tissue-s...
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