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A common haplotype in NAPEPLD is associated with severe obesity in a Norwegian population-based cohort (the HUNT study).
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2011
Wangensteen Teresia, Akselsen Hanne, Holmen Jostein, Undlien Dag, Retterstøl Lars
Abstract excerpt
Obesity has a strong genetic etiology involving numerous identified metabolic pathways and others not yet examined. We investigated the association between severe obesity and genetic variation in selected candidate genes, including three drug-related genes: cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1), N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPEPLD), and gastric lipase (LIPF); and three genes related to inflammation:...
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