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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha L162V mutation is associated with reduced adiposity.
Obesity research - 1 Jul 2003
Bossé Yohan, Després Jean-Pierre, Bouchard Claude, Pérusse Louis, Vohl Marie-Claude
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the contribution of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) L162V mutation to the variation of several indexes of body fatness obtained from healthy adults who participated in the Quebec Family Study. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The PPARalpha L162V mutation was determined by a mismatch polymerase chain reaction method. Adiposity phenotypes were obtained by...
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