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Sex-specific and sex-independent quantitative trait loci for facets of the metabolic syndrome in WOKW rats.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 1 Jun 2001
Klöting I, Kovács P, van den Brandt J
Abstract excerpt
WOKW rats develop a complete metabolic syndrome closely resembling human disease. Since genetic studies using male (WOKW x DA)F2 progeny showed that several independent genetic factors were involved, a polygenic basis for the syndrome in WOKW was assumed. However, because the metabolic syndrome in human clearly demonstrates sex differences, we have extended our study to include both male and female (WOKW x DA)F2...
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