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Association of ADRB2 polymorphism with triglyceride levels in Tongans.
Lipids in health and disease - 23 Jul 2013
Naka Izumi, Ohashi Jun, Kimura Ryosuke, Inaoka Tsukasa, Matsumura Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our previous study demonstrated that the A-allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs34623097 located in the upstream region of the β2 adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) is significantly associated with risk for obesity in Oceanic populations. METHODS: To investigate whether the ADRB2 polymorphisms explain part of the individual differences in lipid mobilization, energy expenditure and...
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