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The Asn363Ser variant of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is not associated with obesity or weight gain in Danish men.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Oct 2001
Echwald S M, Sørensen T I, Andersen T, Pedersen O
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Testing association of the Asn363Ser variant of the glucocorticoid gene with measures of obesity and weight gain. SUBJECTS: 741 obese subjects (BMI > or = 31 kg/m(2) at selection) and 854 random control subjects from the same population, examined at draft board examination and after on average 27.4+/- y. A lean control group (n=351) was further selected as the fraction from the cohort group having a...
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