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Pleiotropic genes for metabolic syndrome and inflammation.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Aug 2014
Kraja Aldi T, Chasman Daniel I, North Kari E, Reiner Alexander P, Yanek Lisa R, Kilpeläinen Tuomas O, Smith Jennifer A, Dehghan Abbas, Dupuis Josée, Johnson Andrew D, Feitosa Mary F, Tekola-Ayele Fasil, Chu Audrey Y, Nolte Ilja M, Dastani Zari, Morris Andrew, Pendergrass Sarah A, Sun Yan V, Ritchie Marylyn D, Vaez Ahmad, Lin Honghuang, Ligthart Symen, Marullo Letizia, Rohde Rebecca, Shao Yaming, Ziegler Mark A, Im Hae Kyung, Schnabel Renate B, Jørgensen Torben, Jørgensen Marit E, Hansen Torben, Pedersen Oluf, Stolk Ronald P, Snieder Harold, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden Andre G, Franco Oscar H, Ikram M Arfan, Richards J Brent, Rotimi Charles, Wilson James G, Lange Leslie, Ganesh Santhi K, Nalls Mike, Rasmussen-Torvik Laura J, Pankow James S, Coresh Josef, Tang Weihong, Linda Kao W H, Boerwinkle Eric, Morrison Alanna C, Ridker Paul M, Becker Diane M, Rotter Jerome I, Kardia Sharon L R, Loos Ruth J F, Larson Martin G, Hsu Yi-Hsiang, Province Michael A, Tracy Russell, Voight Benjamin F, Vaidya Dhananjay, O'Donnell Christopher J, Benjamin Emelia J, Alizadeh Behrooz Z, Prokopenko Inga, Meigs James B, Borecki Ingrid B
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a health and financial burden worldwide. The MetS definition captures clustering of risk factors that predict higher risk for diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Our study hypothesis is that additional to genes influencing individual MetS risk factors, genetic variants exist that influence MetS and inflammatory markers forming a predisposing MetS genetic network. To...
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