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Allelic variation in the NPY gene in 14 Indian populations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Bhaskar L V K S, Thangaraj K, Shah Anish M, Pardhasaradhi G, Praveen Kumar K, Reddy A G, Papa Rao A, Mulligan C J, Singh Lalji, Rao V R
Abstract excerpt
NPY is a 36-aminoacid peptide expressed in several areas of the nervous system. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors represent a widely diffused system that is involved in the regulation of multiple biological functions. The human NPY gene is located in chromosome 7. The functional significance of coding Leu7Pro polymorphism in the signal peptide of preproNPY is known. Six hundred and fifty four individuals of 14...
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