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Minor allele of the APOA4 gene T347S polymorphism predisposes to obesity in postmenopausal Turkish women.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2012
Guclu-Geyik Filiz, Onat Altan, Coban Neslihan, Komurcu-Bayrak Evrim, Sansoy Vedat, Can Günay, Erginel-Unaltuna Nihan
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between APOA4 gene T347S polymorphism with obesity measures and serum lipids in Turkish adults. Randomly selected sample of 1,554 adults (754 men, mean age 50.4 ± 11.9 years and 800 women, mean age 49.6 ± 11.8 years) were included in the study. 346 Women (43.2 %) were postmenopausal. Genotyping was performed by using hybridization probes in real-time PCR. Not...
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