Metabolic syndrome: multiple candidate genes, multiple environmental factors--multiple syndromes?

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Key elements of the metabolic syndrome include the development of insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension, which lead to multiple effects on lipoprotein metabolism and vascular functions and, ultimately an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. There are probably multiple presentations of the metabolic syndrome, and these depend on the interplay of genetic variation and...

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