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Possible influence of BCHE locus of butyrylcholinesterase on stature and body mass index.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2005
Souza Ricardo L R, Fadel-Picheth Cyntia, Allebrandt Karla V, Furtado Lupe, Chautard-Freire-Maia Eleidi A
Abstract excerpt
Butyrylcholinesterase activity has been shown to be positively associated with weight and body mass index (BMI). The present study was carried out to search for an association between variants of the BCHE gene and weight, stature, and BMI on the basis of means and variances compared between nonusual variants and their respective usual controls. Individuals bearing the atypical mutation (N = 52) did not differ...
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