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Genotype-by-smoking interaction for leptin levels in the Metabolic Risk Complications of Obesity Genes project.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Mar 2003
Martin L J, Kissebah A H, Sonnenberg G E, Blangero J, Comuzzie A G
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RATIONALE: Recently, we identified a genotype-by-smoking status interaction with serum leptin levels in a sample of Mexican Americans. However, it is unknown whether this phenomenon occurs in other populations as well. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine the genetic architecture of the response to smoking in leptin levels using data from Midwestern Caucasian subjects participating in the Metabolic...
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