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A rare variant of the leptin gene has large effects on blood pressure and carotid intima-medial thickness: a study of 1428 individuals in 248 families.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Gaukrodger N, Mayosi B M, Imrie H, Avery P, Baker M, Connell J M C, Watkins H, Farrall M, Keavney B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Rare mutations in the leptin (LEP) gene cause severe obesity. Common polymorphisms of LEP have been associated with obesity, but their association with cardiovascular disease has been little studied. We have examined the impact of both common and rare polymorphisms of the LEP gene on blood pressure (BP), subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by carotid intima-medial thickness (CIMT), and body mass...
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