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The atrial natriuretic peptide genetic variant rs5068 is associated with a favorable cardiometabolic phenotype in a Mediterranean population.
Diabetes care - 1 Sept 2013
Cannone Valentina, Cefalu' Angelo Baldassare, Noto Davide, Scott Christopher G, Bailey Kent R, Cavera Giovanni, Pagano Michele, Sapienza Michelangelo, Averna Maurizio R, Burnett John C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that the minor allele of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) genetic variant rs5068 is associated with a favorable cardiometabolic phenotype in a general Mediterranean population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We genotyped a random sample of the residents of Ventimiglia di Sicilia, Sicily, for rs5068. RESULTS: Genotype frequencies of rs5068 are AA, 93.5%; AG, 6.4%; and GG, 0.1%. All...
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