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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the TNF gene are associated with obesity-related phenotypes in vervet monkeys.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2011
Gray Stanton B, Langefeld Carl D, Ziegler Julie T, Hawkins Gregory A, Wagner Janice D, Howard Timothy D
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoter single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been extensively characterized in humans, with numerous reports of associations with obesity-related phenotypes as well an array of infectious, immune-mediated, and inflammatory disease phenotypes. Controlling for the multitude of environmental risk factors in human studies has been a major confounder of efforts to elucidate the role...
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