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Molecular screening of the ghrelin gene in Italian obese children: the Leu72Met variant is associated with an earlier onset of obesity.

International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Mar 2004

Miraglia del Giudice E, Santoro N, Cirillo G, Raimondo P, Grandone A, D'Aniello A, Di Nardo M, Perrone L

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OBJECTIVE: To test whether ghrelin variants could play a role in modulating some aspects of the obese phenotype during childhood. DESIGN: We screened the ghrelin gene in 300 Italian obese children and adolescents (mean age 10.5+/-3.2 y; range 4-19 y) and 200 controls by using the single-strand co...

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PMID: 14724664
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802572

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