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The effect of PPARG gene polymorphisms on the risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2013
Xu Wenjun, Xu Jiahong, Sun Bing, Chen Haibin, Wang Yiping, Huang Feifei, Xi Peng, Jiang Jinfa
Abstract excerpt
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARG) is a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily that has attracted considerable attention as a candidate gene for coronary heart disease (CHD) based on its function as a key factor involved in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism. In the past decade, a number of case-control studies have been carried out to investigate the relationship...
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