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Neuropeptide Y promoter polymorphism modifies effects of a weight-loss diet on 2-year changes of blood pressure: the preventing overweight using novel dietary strategies trial.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Nov 2012
Zhang Xiaomin, Qi Qibin, Liang Jun, Hu Frank B, Sacks Frank M, Qi Lu
Abstract excerpt
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is implicated in the regulation of blood pressure (BP), and NPY pathways in the hypothalamus are sensitive to dietary fat. We evaluated the potential effect of a functional variant rs16147 located in the NPY gene promoter region on the association between 2-year diet interven...
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