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Association between eight adiponectin polymorphisms, obesity, and metabolic syndrome parameters in Tunisian volunteers.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Dec 2011
Boumaiza Imen, Omezzine Asma, Rejeb Jihène, Rebhi Lamia, Rejeb Nabila Ben, Nabli Naoufel, Abdelaziz Ahmed Ben, Bouslama Ali
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BACKGROUND: Adiponectin is a plasma protein produced by the adipose tissue, with insulin sensibility, antiinflammatory and antiatherogenic properties. Many adiponectin gene polymorphisms have been described, and their implication in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular diseases was controversial. Our aim was to study the relationship between eight adiponectin polymorphisms (-1391G/A, -1377C/G, 4522C/T,...
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