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Short allele of serotonin transporter gene promoter is a risk factor for obesity in adolescents.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Feb 2007
Sookoian Silvia, Gemma Carolina, García Silvia I, Gianotti Tomas Fernández, Dieuzeide Guillermo, Roussos Adriana, Tonietti Miriam, Trifone Liliana, Kanevsky Diego, González Claudio D, Pirola Carlos J
Abstract excerpt
Obesity and hypertension are increasing medical problems in adolescents. Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is involved in mood and eating disturbances. Encoded by the gene SLC6A4, the promoter shows functional insertion/deletion alleles: long (L) and short (S). Because individuals who are carriers fo...
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