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Gender-dependent association of a β(2)-adrenergic gene variant with obesity parameters in Malaysian Malays.
Asia-Pacific journal of public health - 1 Mar 2015
Apalasamy Yamunah Devi, Ming Moy Foong, Rampal Sanjay, Bulgiba Awang, Mohamed Zahurin
Abstract excerpt
Recent findings have shown that the rs1042714 (Gln27Glu) single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on the β2-adrenoceptor gene may predispose to obesity. The findings from other studies carried on different populations, however, have been inconsistent. The authors investigated the association between the rs1042714 SNP with obesity-related parameters. DNA of 672 Malaysian Malays was analyzed using real-time polymerase...
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