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Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A (CIDEA) gene V115F (G-->T) polymorphism is associated with phenotypes of metabolic syndrome in Japanese men.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Apr 2008
Zhang Ling, Miyaki Koichi, Nakayama Takeo, Muramatsu Masaaki
Abstract excerpt
Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A (CIDEA) regulates energy expenditure in the adipose tissue and is implicated in the development of obesity. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the CIDEA gene that causes an amino acid substitution of valine 115 to c(V115F) has recently been shown to be associated with obesity in the Swedish population. Here, we determined the effects of this...
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