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Common polymorphisms in six genes of the methyl group metabolism pathway and obesity in European adolescents.
International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jun 2011
Bokor Szilvia, Meirhaeghe Aline, Ruiz Jonatan R, Zaccaria Maria, Widhalm Kurt, Gonzalez-Gross Marcela, Amouyel Philippe, Moreno Luis A, Molnàr Dènes, Dallongeville Jean
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The goal of the present study was to assess the relationship between the genetic variability in six genes of methyl group (CH(3)) metabolism and the risk of obesity. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) were selected among the methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), methionine synthase (MTR), methionine synthase reductase (MTRR), cystationine betha-syntase (CBS), transcobalamin-II...
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