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Lipoprotein lipase gene S447X polymorphism modulates the relation between central obesity and serum lipids, a twin study.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Dec 2006
Huang A Q, Hu Y H, Zhan S Y, Xu B, Pang Z C, Cao W H, Lu J, Qin Y, Lee L M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene S447X polymorphism on the relation between central obesity and lipid levels. DESIGN: A total of 961 adult twin pairs were included from the program of Chinese Twin Registry, between 2001 and 2002. Central obesity was defined as waist circumference > or =90 cm for male and > or =80 cm for female. Two statistical methods were performed to test...
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