Genetic determinants of the metabolic syndrome.

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The metabolic syndrome is a commonly encountered clinical phenotype presenting as concurrent metabolic abnormalities, including central obesity, dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Several definitions exist, and it is debated whether or not the clustered risk factors impart a higher cardiovascular risk than the simple sum of the individual components. Nevertheless, the concept of a metabolic syndrome has...

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