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The N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor and metabolic syndrome factors in men.
Obesity research - 1 May 2005
Buemann Benjamin, Black Eva, Holst Claus, Toubro Søren, Echwald Søren, Pedersen Oluf, Astrup Arne, Sørensen Thorkild
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the associations between the N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and factors related to the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men with and without juvenile-onset obesity. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: This study included two groups of middle-aged men, who were originally identified at 20 years of age at the draft boards. One group (n = 208; age, 48 +/- 6 years) was...
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