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Analysis of sequence variations in the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 gene in extremely obese children and adolescents.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Apr 2007
Hölter Katja, Wermter Anne-Kathrin, Scherag André, Siegfried Wolfgang, Goldschmidt Hanspeter, Hebebrand Johannes, Hinney Anke
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 is a negative feedback regulator of cytokine signaling and also influences leptin signaling. We investigated association of variations in the coding sequence and promoter region of SOCS3 with extreme obesity in German children and adolesce...
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