Article
Effects of PCSK1 genetic variants on obesity among Thai children and their family members: in relation to health risk, and biochemical and anthropometric parameters.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Jan 2014
Kulanuwat Sirikul, Phonrat Benjaluck, Tungtrongchitr Anchalee, Limwongse Chanin, Chongviriyaphan Nalinee, Tungtrongchitr Rungsunn, Santiprabhob Jeerunda
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PCSK1, namely, rs6234, rs6235, and rs271939 have been linked to obesity in European population; and rs3811951 has also been connected to type 2 diabetes and obesity parameters in Chinese population. In this family-based case-control study, we analyzed links between PCSK1 genetic variants and obesity in Thai children and their families. Eleven obese children with a percent...
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