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Variant in the FTO gene and biomarkers related to health in mature Slovak women.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Jan 2012
Bencová Dominika, Siváková Daniela, Luptáková Lenka, Cvícelová Marta, Michnová Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether variant (rs178 17449, G/T) in the first intron of the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) was related to different obesity parameters and blood pressure in mature women from Slovakia. A total of 419 Slovak women (241 premenopausal and 178 postmenopausal) ranging in age from 39 to 65 years were recruited from different parts of Slovakia. The subgroups...
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