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Correlations between genetic variance and adiposity measures, and gene x gene interactions for obesity in postmenopausal Vietnamese women.
Journal of genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Binh Tran Quang, Nakahori Yutaka, Hien Vu Thi Thu, Khan Nguyen Cong, Lam Nguyen Thi, Mai Le Bach, Yamamoto Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
Although environmental factors are important, there is considerable evidence that genes also have a significant role in the pathogenesis of obesity. We conducted a population-based study to investigate the relationship between candidate genes for obesity (UCP1, UCP2, ADRA2B, ADRB3, LEPR, VDR and ESR1) and adiposity measures (body mass index, body fat percentage, weight, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio) in...
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