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Association of ADIPOQ gene with obesity and adiponectin levels in Malaysian Malays.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2014
Apalasamy Yamunah Devi, Rampal Sanjay, Salim Agus, Moy Foong Ming, Bulgiba Awang, Mohamed Zahurin
Abstract excerpt
Studies have shown that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the ADIPOQ gene have been linked with obesity and with adiponectin levels in various populations. Here, we aimed to investigate the association of ADIPOQ rs17366568 and rs3774261 SNPs with obesity and with adiponectin levels in Malaysian Malays. Obesity parameters and adiponectin levels were measured in 574 subjects. Genotyping was performed using...
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