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Genetics of metabolic syndrome.
Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders - 1 Dec 2014
Stančáková Alena, Laakso Markku
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic traits associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Central obesity and insulin resistance are thought to play key roles in the pathogenesis of the MetS. The MetS has a significant genetic component, and therefore linkage analysis, candidate gene approach, and genome-wide association (GWA) studies have been applied in...
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