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Leptin promoter G-2548A genotypes and associated serum leptin levels in childhood acute leukemia at diagnosis and under high-dose steroid therapy.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Apr 2012
Tavil Betul, Balta Gunay, Ergun Eser Lay, Ozkasap Serdar, Tuncer Murat, Tunc Bahattin, Cetin Mualla, Gurgey Aytemiz
Abstract excerpt
Genotype/allele distributions of leptin promoter G-2548A polymorphism, serum leptin and insulin levels and body weight were not significantly different between 72 children (39 male/33 female; age range 1.08-16, median 6 years) with acute leukemia (56 acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]/16 acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia [ANLL]) at diagnosis and 70 age- and sex-matched controls (p > 0.05). The - 2548GG genotype...
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