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A polymorphism near osteoprotegerin gene confer risk of obesity in Uyghurs.
Endocrine - 1 Jun 2010
Jiang Xiao-yan, Chen Hao-hong, Cao Fei-fei, Li Lei, Lin Ren-yong, Wen Hao, Jin Li, Wang Xiao-feng
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4355801 near osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene and rs3736228 in low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene with metabolic phenotypes [body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, glucose, total cholesterol (CHO), and triglyceride], we carried out a population-based association study in Uyghur population living in Xinjiang Uyghur...
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