Article
Association of variations in the FTO, SCG3 and MTMR9 genes with metabolic syndrome in a Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2011
Hotta Kikuko, Kitamoto Takuya, Kitamoto Aya, Mizusawa Seiho, Matsuo Tomoaki, Nakata Yoshio, Kamohara Seika, Miyatake Nobuyuki, Kotani Kazuaki, Komatsu Ryoya, Itoh Naoto, Mineo Ikuo, Wada Jun, Yoneda Masato, Nakajima Atsushi, Funahashi Tohru, Miyazaki Shigeru, Tokunaga Katsuto, Masuzaki Hiroaki, Ueno Takato, Hamaguchi Kazuyuki, Tanaka Kiyoji, Yamada Kentaro, Hanafusa Toshiaki, Oikawa Shinichi, Yoshimatsu Hironobu, Sakata Toshiie, Matsuzawa Yuji, Nakao Kazuwa, Sekine Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of multiple risk factors, including central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance, that increase cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Genetic factors are important in the development of metabolic syndrome, as are environmental factors. However, the genetic background of metabolic syndrome is not yet fully clarified. There is...
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