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The FOXC2 C-512T polymorphism is associated with obesity and dyslipidemia.
Obesity research - 1 Nov 2004
Carlsson Emma, Almgren Peter, Hoffstedt Johan, Groop Leif, Ridderstråle Martin
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor FOXC2 has been implicated in resistance to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. To investigate the possible role for FOXC2 in obesity and related phenotypes, we performed two association studies for obesity using unrelated case-control materials by genotyping the FOXC2 C-512T polymorphism. In the first study (127 obese and 127 normal-weight nondiabetic subjects matched for age and...
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