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Adiponectin level and gene variability are obesity and metabolic syndrome markers in a young population.
Archives of medical research - 1 Feb 2012
Karmelić Ivana, Lovrić Jasna, Božina Tamara, Ljubić Hana, Vogrinc Željka, Božina Nada, Sertić Jadranka
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Human obesity is accepted as an important risk factor for development of MetS. Adiponectin is linked to central obesity and ADIPOQ variants are promising markers for understanding the genetic base of obesity-related disorders. We performed analyses of adiponectin concentrations and ADIPOQ variants and tested their associations with obesity and MetS in young subjects of Croatian origin....
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