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Single nucleotide variants in the beta2-adrenergic and beta3-adrenergic receptor genes explained 18.3% of adolescent obesity variation.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Park Hye Soon, Kim Younyoung, Lee Chaeyoung
Abstract excerpt
Associations of obesity with its candidate genes, beta-adrenergic receptor genes (ADRBs), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), and uncoupling proteins (UCPs) were studied in Korean adolescents. We analyzed the obesity-related phenotypes body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat, plasma leptin and insulin levels, fasting glucose concentration, and plasma lipid profile in 329 teenagers...
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