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A/G heterozygote of the A-3826G polymorphism in the UCP-1 gene has higher BMI than A/A and G/G homozygote in young Japanese males.
The journal of medical investigation : JMI - 1 Aug 2006
Nakano Takuro, Shinka Toshikatsu, Sei Masako, Sato Yoichi, Umeno Mayumi, Sakamoto Kozue, Nomura Isoko, Nakahori Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
UCP-1 is suggested to have important roles for thermogenesis and energy expenditure. To elucidate whether the A-3826G polymorphism that is located in the 5' flanking region of the UCP-1 gene has roles in healthy young people, the polymorphism was genotyped among 251 young Japanese men whose mean age is 22.7 years old. We analyzed relationship between the A-3826G polymorphism and body mass index (BMI) or six...
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