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Anthropometric and metabolic phenotypes in relation to the ADRA2B deletion/insertion polymorphism in Chinese population.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Nov 2008
Li Li-Hua, Li Yan, Wen Yan, Wang Ji-Guang
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the ADRA2B D/I polymorphism is associated with anthropometric, metabolic, and blood pressure phenotypes in a Chinese population. METHODS: In 1306 participants enrolled in the JingNing population study, we measured anthropometry, blood pressure, plasma glucose, and serum lipids, and genotyped the ADRA2B D/I polymorphism. We defined overweight (BMI >or= 25 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI...
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