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Dietary saturated fat modulates the association between STAT3 polymorphisms and abdominal obesity in adults.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Nov 2009
Phillips Catherine M, Goumidi Louisa, Bertrais Sandrine, Field Martyn R, Peloso Gina M, Shen Jian, McManus Ross, Hercberg Serge, Lairon Denis, Planells Richard, Roche Helen M
Abstract excerpt
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) plays a key role in body weight regulation and glucose homeostasis, 2 important determinants of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Dietary fat is a key environmental factor that may interact with genotype to affect MetS risk. In this study, we investigated the relationship between STAT3 polymorphisms and MetS phenotypes and determined potential interactions with...
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