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Leucine 7 to proline 7 polymorphism in the neuropeptide Y gene and changes in serum lipids during a family-based counselling intervention among school-aged children with a family history of CVD.
Public health nutrition - 1 Nov 2008
Salminen Marika, Lehtimäki Terho, Fan Yue-Mei, Vahlberg Tero, Kivelä Sirkka-Liisa
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OBJECTIVE: To compare whether serum lipids and their changes during a health education intervention are associated with the Leu7Pro polymorphism in the signal peptide part of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in children with normal weight and in those with overweight. DESIGN: An intervention study. SETTING: A family-based intervention of risk factors for prevention of CHD in Finland. SUBJECTS: Subjects were 443 children with...
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