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A Common variant near the melanocortin 4 receptor is associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol in the Chinese Han population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2012
Tao Liming, Zhang Zhou, Chen Zhuo, Zhou Daizhan, Li Weidong, Kan Mengyuan, Zhang Di, He Lin, Huang Guoying, Liu Yun
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A number of recent genome-wide association studies in European populations have reported that variant rs17782313 is significantly associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association of rs17782313 with obesity and BMI in the Chinese Han population. We also sought to extend previous studies by determining whether this SNP is associated with plasma...
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