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FABP2 gene polymorphism and metabolic syndrome in elderly people of croatian descent.
Biochemia medica - 1 Jan 2012
Turkovic Lana Feher, Pizent Alica, Dodig Slavica, Pavlovic Mladen, Pasalic Daria
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INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multifactorial disorder in which dyslipidemia plays an important role. Fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP 2) is responsible for transport of free fatty acids in the intestinal endothelium cells. FABP2-genetic variants might affect plasma lipid concentrations and intracellular lipid transport. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between FABP2...
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