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ADRB2 and LEPR gene polymorphisms: synergistic effects on the risk of obesity in Japanese.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2011
Pereira Tiago V, Mingroni-Netto Regina C, Yamada Yoshiji
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to validate a recently reported synergistic effect between variants located in the leptin receptor (LEPR) gene and in the β-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene on the risk of overweight/obesity. We studied a middle-aged/elderly sample of 4,193 nondiabetic Japanese subjects stratified according gender (1,911 women and 2,282 men). The LEPR Gln223Arg (rs1137101) variant as well...
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