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Inconsistent effects of the proline12 --> alanine variant of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 gene on body mass index in children and adolescent girls.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Oct 2001
Witchel S F, White C, Siegel M E, Aston C E
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OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether variation in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), a nuclear ligand-dependent transcription factor affecting both adipocyte differentiation and insulin sensitivity, influences body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: Association study. SETTING: Academic research environment. PATIENT(S): Children with premature pubic hair and adolescent girls with hyperandrogenism....
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