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The interaction between the interleukin 6 receptor gene genotype and dietary energy intake on abdominal obesity in Japanese men.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jul 2007
Song Yixuan, Miyaki Koichi, Araki Jungo, Zhang Ling, Omae Kazuyuki, Muramatsu Masaaki
Abstract excerpt
Previous reports have shown that the Asp358Ala (T/G) polymorphism of the interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) gene is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, but few studies have examined this association in the Japanese population. We performed the current study to investigate the relationship between the IL6R Asp358Ala (T/G) polymorphism and obesity in healthy Japanese men. Two hundred eighty-five...
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