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beta1-Adrenoceptor gene polymorphism predicts long-term changes in body weight.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 May 2005
Linné Y, Dahlman I, Hoffstedt J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genes controlling long-term weight changes are largely unknown. The beta1 (beta1)-adrenoceptor gene contains two nonsynonomous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), Ser49Gly and Gly389Arg, that both are functional in human cell lines. DESIGN: We investigated the influence of these two SNPs on short- and long-term changes in body mass index (BMI) in a population-based cohort of 761 women who were...
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