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Association of human fetuin-A rs4917 polymorphism with obesity in 2 cohorts.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Mar 2015
Temesszentandrási György, Vörös Krisztián, Böröcz Zoltán, Kaszás Edit, Prohászka Zoltán, Falus András, Cseh Károly, Kalabay László
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown association of the multifunctional hepatic protein α2HS-glycoprotein/human fetuin A with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and atherosclerosis. Reports of contribution of α2HS-glycoprotein/human fetuin A rs4917 single-nucleotide polymorphism to the development of these pathologic processes are inconsistent. We aimed to investigate...
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