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IRS1 genotype modulates metabolic syndrome reversion in response to 2-year weight-loss diet intervention: the POUNDS LOST trial.
Diabetes care - 1 Nov 2013
Qi Qibin, Xu Min, Wu Hongyu, Liang Liming, Champagne Catherine M, Bray George A, Sacks Frank M, Qi Lu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genetic variants near IRS1 are associated with features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). We examined whether genetic variants near IRS1 might modulate the effects of diets varying in fat content on the MetS status in a 2-year weight-loss trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Two variants near IRS1, rs1522813 and rs2943641, were genotyped in 738 overweight/obese adults (age 60 ± 9 years; BMI 32.7 ± 3.9...
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