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Association of STAT3 common variations with obesity and hypertriglyceridemia: protective and contributive effects.
International journal of molecular sciences - 10 Jul 2014
Ma Zuliang, Wang Guanghai, Chen Xuejiao, Ou Zejin, Zou Fei
Abstract excerpt
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) plays an important role in energy metabolism. Here we explore whether STAT3 common variations influence risks of obesity and other metabolic disorders in a Chinese Han population. Two tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs), rs1053005 and rs957970, were used to capture the common variations of STAT3. Relationships between genotypes and obesity,...
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