Article
Effect of the Ala12 allele in the PPARgamma-2 gene on the relationship between birth weight and body composition in adolescents: the AVENA study.
Pediatric research - 1 Nov 2007
Labayen Idoia, Moreno Luis A, Marti Amelia, González-Lamuño Domingo, Wärnberg Julia, Ortega Francisco B, Bueno Gloria, Nova Esther, Ruiz Jonatan R, Garagorri Jesús M, Martínez J Alfredo, García-Fuentes Miguel, Bueno Manuel
Abstract excerpt
The intent of this study was to assess whether the effect of birth weight on later body composition is modified by Pro12Pro, Pro12Ala, and Ala12Ala genotypes of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma-2 (PPARgamma-2) gene. The PPARgamma-2 gene polymorphism was genotyped in 273 adolescents aged 13-18.5 y, born at term and whose birth weight was known. They were selected from a cross-sectional...
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