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INSIG2 variants, dietary patterns and metabolic risk in Samoa.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2013
Baylin A, Deka R, Tuitele J, Viali S, Weeks D E, McGarvey S T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Association of insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2) variants with obesity has been confirmed in several but not all follow-up studies. Differences in environmental factors across populations may mask some genetic associations and therefore gene-environment interactions should be explored. We hypothesized that the association between dietary patterns and components of the metabolic syndrome could...
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