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Leptin gene G-2548A polymorphism in Iranian subjects with metabolic syndrome.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2014
Esmaeili R, Khorasani M Seyedin, Hassanzadeh T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health problem and one of the important risk factors contributing to cardiovascular disease in developed countries. Adipose tissue is considered a secretory organ that releases a variety of molecules referred to adipocytokines such as leptin, so polymorphism of these protein genes may play an important role in development of MetS. Therefore, the aim of...
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