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Association of the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A (CIDEA) gene V115F (G/T) polymorphism with phenotypes of metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Feb 2011
Zhang Ling, Dai Ying, Bian Lili, Wang Wei, Wang Wei, Muramatsu Masaaki, Hua Qi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The CIDEA gene is involved in energy metabolism and a non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), V115F (G/T), is a risk factor for obesity in Swedish subjects and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Japanese subjects. However, the risk allele was a G in Swedish subjects and a T in Japanese subjects. The present study investigated the association between this SNP and MetS in a Chinese population. METHODS:...
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