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Myeloperoxidase 463 G>A and superoxide dismutase Ala16Val gene polymorphisms in obese children.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Özgen İlker Tolga, Torun Emel, Ergen Arzu, Cesur Yaşar, Karagedik Hande, Zeybek Ümit, Aksu Mehmet Şirin, Öktem Faruk
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to determine the role of MnSOD Ala16Val and MPO G-463A gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome in obese children. A total of 97 obese children with insulin resistance and, as a control group, 96 healthy children were enrolled in the study. In the obese group, AA, AV and VV genotype frequencies of the MnSOD gene and GG, GA and AA genotype frequencies of the MPO gene...
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