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An obesity genetic risk score is associated with metabolic syndrome in Chinese children.
Gene - 10 Feb 2014
Zhao Xiaoyuan, Xi Bo, Shen Yue, Wu Lijun, Hou Dongqing, Cheng Hong, Mi Jie
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies have identified several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with body mass index (BMI)/obesity. In this study, we aim to examine the associations of obesity related loci with risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a children population from China. A total of 431 children with MetS and 3046 controls were identified based on the modified ATPIII definition. 11 SNPs...
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