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TUB is a candidate gene for late-onset obesity in women.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2008
Snieder H, Wang X, Shiri-Sverdlov R, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk J V, Hofker M H, Perks U, Spector T D, O'Dell S D
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESES: We recently reported significant associations between BMI and three TUB single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in two Dutch cohorts enriched for type 2 diabetes. Here, we attempted a replication of these associations in a large population-based cohort of female twins comprehensively phenotyped for measures of general and central obesity. METHODS: Two TUB SNPs (rs2272382, rs2272383) and a third...
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