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Association between rs155971 in the PCSK1 gene and the lipid profile of obese Thai children: a family-based study.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 7 Aug 2015
Kulanuwat S, Santiprabhob J, Phonrat B, Limwongse C, Tungtrongchitr A, Chongviriyaphan N, Tungtrongchitr R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variants of the POMC and PCSK1 genes cause severe obesity among patients in the early stages of childhood. This family-based study analyzed the links between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in either the POMC or PCSK1 genes and obesity, as well as obesity-related traits among obese Thai children and their families. The variants rs1042571 and rs6713532 in the POMC gene in a sample of 83 obese...
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