Article
Association study of candidate gene polymorphisms and obesity in a young Mexican-American population from South Texas.
Archives of medical research - 1 Aug 2011
Duran-Gonzalez Jorge, Ortiz Ixiu, Gonzales Enrique, Ruiz Nicole, Ortiz Manti, Gonzalez Arthur, Sanchez Edna K, Curet Eugenia, Fisher-Hoch Susan, Rentfro Anne, Qu Huiqi, Nair Saraswathy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obesity is increasingly a health problem and a risk factor for diabetes in young Mexican-American populations. Genetic association studies in older, mostly non-Hispanic populations have reported that polymorphisms in the candidate genes HSD11B1, CRP, ADIPOQ, PPARG, ANKK1, ABCC8 and SERPINF1 are associated with obesity or diabetes. We analyzed the polymorphisms rs846910, rs1205, rs1501299,...
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