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Significantly fewer protein functional changing variants for lipid metabolism in Africans than in Europeans.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Mar 2013
Xue Cheng, Liu Xiaoming, Gong Yun, Zhao Yuhai, Fu Yun-Xin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The disorders in metabolism of energy substances are usually related to some diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cancer, etc. However, the genetic background for these disorders has not been well understood. In this study, we explored the genetic risk differences among human populations in metabolism (catabolism and biosynthesis) of energy substances, including lipids, carbohydrates and amino...
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