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Genetic epidemiology of cardiometabolic risk factors and their clustering patterns in Mexican American children and adolescents: the SAFARI Study.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 2013
Fowler Sharon P, Puppala Sobha, Arya Rector, Chittoor Geetha, Farook Vidya S, Schneider Jennifer, Resendez Roy G, Upadhayay Ram Prasad, Vandeberg Jane, Hunt Kelly J, Bradshaw Benjamin, Cersosimo Eugenio, Vandeberg John L, Almasy Laura, Curran Joanne E, Comuzzie Anthony G, Lehman Donna M, Jenkinson Christopher P, Lynch Jane L, Defronzo Ralph A, Blangero John, Hale Daniel E, Duggirala Ravindranath
Abstract excerpt
Pediatric metabolic syndrome (MS) and its cardiometabolic components (MSCs) have become increasingly prevalent, yet little is known about the genetics underlying MS risk in children. We examined the prevalence and genetics of MS-related traits among 670 non-diabetic Mexican American (MA) children...
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