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The GH receptor exon 3 deleted/full-length polymorphism is associated with central adiposity in the general population.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2015
Glad Camilla A M, Carlsson Lena M S, Melander Olle, Almgren Peter, Sjöström Lars, Nilsson Staffan, Larsson Ingrid, Svensson Per-Arne, Johannsson Gudmundur
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the GH receptor (GHR) exon 3 deleted (d3)/full-length (fl) polymorphism influences anthropometry and body composition in the general population. DESIGN AND SETTING: The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) reference study is a cross-sectional population-based study, randomly selected from a population registry. A subgroup of the population-based Malmö Diet and Cancer study (MDC-CC)...
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