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Polymorphisms in the LPL and CETP Genes and Haplotype in the ESR1 Gene Are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Women from Southwestern Mexico.
International journal of molecular sciences - 8 Sept 2015
Cahua-Pablo José Ángel, Cruz Miguel, Méndez-Palacios Abigail, Antúnez-Ortiz Diana Lizzete, Vences-Velázquez Amalia, del Carmen Alarcón-Romero Luz, Parra Esteban Juan, Tello-Flores Vianet Argelia, Leyva-Vázquez Marco Antonio, Valladares-Salgado Adán, Pérez-Macedonio Claudia Paola, Flores-Alfaro Eugenia
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of metabolic disorders associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies in women reported associations between polymorphisms in ESR1, LPL and CETP genes and MetS. Our aim was to evaluate the association between variants in ESR1, LPL and CETP genes with MetS and its components. Four hundred and eighty women were analyzed, anthropometric features...
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