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Association analysis of vitamin D-binding protein gene polymorphisms with variations of obesity-related traits in Caucasian nuclear families.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Aug 2007
Jiang H, Xiong D-H, Guo Y-F, Shen H, Xiao P, Yang F, Chen Y, Zhang F, Recker R R, Deng H-W
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) gene is well known for its function on glucose and vitamin D metabolism in human populations. Previous studies suggested that the in vivo DBP level may play a role in the etiology of obesity. However, few studies explored the contribution of DBP gene to the variance of obesity phenotypes. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of DBP polymorphisms and obesity in...
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