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[Search for mitochondrial DNA T4291C mutation in Hungarian patients with metabolic syndrome].
Orvosi hetilap - 16 Apr 2006
Maász Anita, Horvatovich Katalin, Magyari Lili, Talián Csaba Gábor, Bokor Szilvia, Laczy Boglárka, Tamaskó Mónika, Molnár Dénes, Wittmann István, Melegh Béla
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INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome affects 15-30 percentage of the population. It is characterized by obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. AIMS: In a recent study metabolic syndrome was shown to be transmitted on maternal lineage in a large family; an uridine to cytidine transition was detected in homoplasmic form at position 4291 of the...
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