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Are endocannabinoid type 1 receptor gene (CNR1) polymorphisms associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal Polish women?
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Mar 2011
Milewicz A, Tworowska-Bardzińska U, Jędrzejuk D, Lwow F, Dunajska K, Łaczmański Ł, Pawlak M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether genetic variation at the cannabinoid receptor-1 (CNR1) locus could have an effect on adiposity, fat distribution and obesity-related metabolic disorders in Polish postmenopausal women. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: The A3813G (rs12720071), G1422A (rs1049353), A4895G (rs806368) and rs806381, rs10485170, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms of CNR1...
