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Association of neuropeptide Y gene rs16147 polymorphism with metabolic syndrome in patients with documented coronary artery disease.
Annals of human biology - 1 Mar 2015
Parizadeh Seyed Alireza, Jamialahmadi Khadijeh, Rooki Hassan, Zaim-Kohan Houshang, Mirhafez Seyed Reza, Hosseini Nedasadat, Mohiti-Ardakani Javad, Moohebati Mohsen, Masoudi-Kazemabad Ali, Ferns Gordon A, Ghayour-Mobarhan Majid
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There have been few epidemiological studies that have investigated genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular risk associated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a strong candidate gene for coronary artery disease (CAD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the NPY gene rs16147 polymorphism and the presence of MetS in...
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