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[Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) gene G-308A polymorphism relationship to insulin resistance and lipid abnormalities in children with obesity].
Endokrynologia, diabetologia i choroby przemiany materii wieku rozwojowego : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Endokrynologow Dzieciecych - 1 Jan 2006
Pyrzak Beata, Wiśniewska Alicja, Rymkiewicz-Kluczyńska Barbara
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INTRODUCTIONS: High levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha)-cytokine produced by adipocytes, are involved in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, we investigated whether the polymorphism of TNF-alpha-308 gene can predict the conversion from...
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