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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 P12A polymorphism and risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2005
Pischon Tobias, Pai Jennifer K, Manson JoAnn E, Hu Frank B, Rexrode Kathryn M, Hunter David, Rimm Eric B
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OBJECTIVE: Activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) improves insulin sensitivity and exerts antiatherogenic effects. A common alanine for proline substitution at codon 12 in the PPARG2 gene is related to lower receptor activity. Studies suggest that the A12 a...
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