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Pro12Ala variant of the PPARG2 gene increases body mass index: An updated meta-analysis encompassing 49,092 subjects.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2013
Galbete C, Toledo E, Martínez-González M A, Martínez J A, Guillén-Grima F, Marti A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 2 (PPARG2) gene has been intensively studied with relation to obesity and metabolic disorders. Indeed, a large number of studies assessing the association between the PPARG2 polymorphism Pro12Ala (rs1801282) and body mass index (BMI) have been published with some controversial results. In this meta-analysis, the effects of Pro12Ala polymorphism of...
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