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Association of two well-defined polymorphisms in leptin and leptin receptor genes with hypertension and circulating leptin: a meta-analysis.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2015
Li Ying-Xue, Zhang Qi, Shang Xiao-Ming, Li Yong-Qiu, Liu Xiao-Kun, Liu Chang-Qing, Liu Xiao-Ming, Zhang Qing-Hua
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genes encoding adipose-derived hormone leptin and its receptor (LEPR) are increasingly deemed as hypertension-susceptibility genes. In this meta-analysis, we summarized the association of the II/I polymorphism in leptin gene and Gln223Arg polymorphism in LEPR gene with hypertension and circulating leptin. METHODS: PubMed and Embase were systematically searched. Data extraction and study...
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