Genetics of metabolic syndrome: is there a role for phenomics?

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complex trait consisting of the clustering of abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and dysglycemia. MetS is found in about 25% of the population in the United States and is associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Despite research into possible genetic influences for MetS, no consistently reproducible genetic markers have been...

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