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Pro12Ala sequence variant of the PPARG gene is associated with postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in non-E3/E3 patients with the metabolic syndrome.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2006
Cardona Fernando, Morcillo Sonsoles, Gonzalo-Marín Montserrat, Garrido-Sanchez Lourdes, Macias-Gonzalez Manuel, Tinahones Francisco J
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BACKGROUND: Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, a component of the metabolic syndrome, has varied etiology and involves many genes related to triglyceride metabolism. Variations in these genes may affect postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in the context of the metabolic syndrome. METHODS: We orally administered 60 g of fat overload to 74 patients with the metabolic syndrome. We then measured baseline concentrations...
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