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The glutamine 27 glutamic acid polymorphism of the beta2-adrenoceptor gene is associated with abdominal obesity and greater risk of impaired glucose tolerance in men but not in women: a population-based study in Spain.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Oct 2003
González Sánchez J L, Proenza A M, Martínez Larrad M T, Ramis J M, Fernández Pérez C, Palou A, Serrano Ríos M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Given the important role of the beta2-adrenoceptor (beta2-AR) in lipid mobilization and the lack of studies in Southern European countries, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of the glutamine 27 glutamic acid (Gln27Glu) beta2-AR polymorphism in the susceptibility to obesity and its metabolic complications in a population-based nationwide multicentre study in Spain, especially focusing on...
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