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Mitochondrial Haplogroup T Is Associated with Obesity in Austrian Juveniles and Adults.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ebner Sabine, Mangge Harald, Langhof Helmut, Halle Martin, Siegrist Monika, Aigner Elmar, Paulmichl Katharina, Paulweber Bernhard, Datz Christian, Sperl Wolfgang, Kofler Barbara, Weghuber Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent publications have reported contradictory data regarding mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation and its association with body mass index. The aim of the present study was to compare the frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups as well as control region (CR) polymorphisms of obese juveniles (n = 248) and obese adults (n = 1003) versus normal weight controls (njuvenile = 266, nadults = 595) in a...
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