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Relationship between functional promoter polymorphism in the XBP1 gene (-116C/G) and obesity.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Feb 2010
Yilmaz Erkan, Berberoglu Merih, Akar Nejat
Abstract excerpt
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is a central feature of obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. A polymorphism of the XBP1 gene (-116C/G), a transcription factor that modulates the endoplasmic reticulum stress response, causes an impairment of its positive feedback system. The authors examined a role of the polymorphism in the development of obesity. The polymorphism was investigated in clinically obese...
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