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Complex haplotypes of IRS2 gene are associated with severe obesity and reveal heterogeneity in the effect of Gly1057Asp mutation.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2003
Lautier Corinne, El Mkadem Samira Ait, Renard Eric, Brun Jean Frédéric, Gris Jean Christophe, Bringer Jacques, Grigorescu Florin
Abstract excerpt
In order to understand the role of the insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS2) gene (chromosome region: 13q34) in obesity, a complex disorder associated with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, we determined single nucleotide polymorphims (SNPs) and complex haplotypes in women with morbid obesity and a body mass index (BMI) of 41+/-0.8 kg/m2 ( n=99) compared with controls having a BMI of 23.8+/-0.1 kg/m2 (...
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