Article
Adiponectin: serum levels, promoter polymorphism, and associations with birth size and cardiometabolic outcome in young adults born large for gestational age.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2010
Bueno Ana Carolina, Espiñeira Aniette R, Fernandes-Rosa Fábio L, de Souza Roberto Molina, de Castro Margaret, Moreira Ayrton Custódio, Bettiol Heloísa, Barbieri Marco Antonio, Antonini Sonir R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the -11391G>A polymorphism in the regulatory region of the adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) is associated with birth size, postnatal growth, adiponectinemia, and cardiometabolic risk in adult life. DESIGN: Case-control study nested within a prospective cohort of 2063 community subjects born in 1978/1979 and followed since birth to date. METHODS: ADIPOQ -11391G>A genotype-phenotype...
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