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Parent-Offspring Transmission of Adipocytokine Levels and Their Associations with Metabolic Traits
4 Apr 2011
Abstract excerpt
Adipose tissue secreted cytokines (adipocytokines) have significant effects on the physiology and pathology of human metabolism relevant to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We determined the relationship of the pattern of these circulating hormones with obesity-related phenotypes and whether such pattern is transmitted from parent to offspring. A combined total of 403 individuals from 156 consenting Saudi...
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