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Comparative study of polymorphisms on genes associated with lifestyle related diseases in Asian and Pacific populations.
Asia-Pacific journal of public health - 1 Oct 2008
Nakayama Kazuhiro, Lkhagvasuren Munkhtulga, Yanagisawa Yoshiko, Utsumi Nanami, Kumada Maki, Gotoh Takaya, Iwamoto Sadahiko, Kagawa Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
An increase in prevalence of lifestyle related diseases becomes one of the main threats to human health in Asia-Pacific regions. Especially Pacific countries face the marked epidemic of obesity and related disorders. Understanding of the genetic basis for these diseases is awaited. We investigated frequencies of 106 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes associated with lifestyle related diseases in...
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