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Association of two polymorphisms within and near SOCS3 gene with obesity in three nationalities in Xinjiang province of China.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Nov 2011
Tang Wei, Zou Jun-jie, Chen Xiang-fang, Zheng Jiao-yang, Zeng Hua-zong, Liu Zhi-min, Shi Yong-quan
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AIM: SOCS3 gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity in animal models, but the data from human studies are relatively limited. To address this issue, a genetic association analysis on nationalities with different genetic background living in the similar environmental conditions was performed. METHODS: Two thousand seven hundred eleven subjects were randomly recruited from the Kazakh, Uygur and...
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