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The effects of uncoupling protein-1 genotype on lipoprotein cholesterol level in Korean obese subjects.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Aug 2004
Oh Hyun Hee, Kim Kil Soo, Choi Sun Mi, Yang Hyun Sung, Yoon Yoosik
Abstract excerpt
Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) plays a major role in thermogenesis, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic disorders. The purpose of this study was to estimate the effects of A-3826G polymorphism of the UCP-1 gene on the plasma lipid profiles in 190 Korean obese subjects with a body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m2. Height, weight, BMI, wait-to-hip ratio (WHR), obesity index, and...
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