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Apolipoprotein A-II polymorphism: relationships to behavioural and hormonal mediators of obesity.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jan 2012
Smith C E, Ordovás J M, Sánchez-Moreno C, Lee Y-C, Garaulet M
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BACKGROUND: The interaction between apolipoprotein A-II (APOA2) m265 genotype and saturated fat for obesity traits has been more extensively demonstrated than for any other locus, but behavioural and hormonal mechanisms underlying this relationship are unexplored. In this study, we evaluated relationships between APOA2 and obesity risk with particular focus on patterns of eating and ghrelin, a hormonal regulator...
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