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Variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene are associated with obesity and C-reactive protein levels in Chinese Han populations.
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale - 1 Dec 2010
Sun Yanlei, Sun Jiazhong, Wang Xiang, You Wei, Yang Mei
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PURPOSE: Various genetic variants of the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) have been linked to obesity in populations of Europeans. Low-grade inflammation is a key feature of obesity, characterized by elevated plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). In the present study, we have investigated whether the FTO-risk variant is associated with obesity and CRP in the Chinese population. METHODS: 1799...
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