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Effect of fatty acid-binding protein 2 Ala54Thr genotype on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors after a high-polyunsaturated fat diet in obese patients.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Dec 2012
de Luis Daniel, Aller Rocio, Izaola Olatz, Sagrado Manuel Gonzalez, de la Fuente Beatriz, Conde Rosa, Primo David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been found that the expression of fatty acid-binding protein 2 messenger RNA is under dietary control. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of Thr54 polymorphism in the FABP2 gene on weight loss and secondarily in cardiovascular risk factors and serum adipokine after an enriched polyunsaturated fat hypocaloric diet in obese patients. DESIGN: A sample of 111 obese patients was...
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