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Sex-specific association between leptin receptor polymorphisms and leptin levels and BMI in healthy adolescents.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Oct 2010
Riestra P, García-Anguita A, Schoppen S, López-Simón L, De Oya M, Garcés C
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AIM: To examine the relationship of three common polymorphisms in the leptin receptor (LEPR) gene, implicated in the regulation of body weight, with leptin levels and obesity-related phenotypes in a population-based sample of healthy pubertal children in Spain. METHODS: The study included 806 boys and girls aged 12-16 whose anthropometrical data and body composition were recorded. Serum leptin levels were...
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