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Amerindians show no association of PC-1 gene Gln121 allele and obesity: a thrifty gene population genetics.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2012
Rey Diego, Fernandez-Honrado Mercedes, Areces Cristina, Algora Manuel, Abd-El-Fatah-Khalil Sedeka, Enriquez-de-Salamanca Mercedes, Coca Carmen, Arribas Ignacio, Arnaiz-Villena Antonio
Abstract excerpt
PC-1 Gln121 gene is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, obesity and insulin resistance in European/American Caucasoids and Orientals. We have aimed to correlate for the first time this gene in Amerindians with obesity and their corresponding individuals genotypes with obesity in order to establish preventive medicine programs for this population and also studying the evolution of gene frequencies in world...
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