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UCP1 -3826 A>G polymorphism affects weight, fat mass, and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in grade III obese patients.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2016
Nicoletti Carolina Ferreira, de Oliveira Ana Paula Rus Perez, Brochado Maria Jose Franco, de Oliveira Bruno Parenti, Pinhel Marcela Augusta de Souza, Marchini Julio Sergio, dos Santos Jose Ernesto, Salgado Junior Wilson, Silva Junior Wilson Araujo, Nonino Carla Barbosa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether or not the UCP1 -3826 A>G polymorphism is associated with obesity and related metabolic disorders in grade III obese patients. METHODS: 150 obese patients (body mass index ≥35 kg/m(2)) who were candidates for bariatric surgery were studied. Weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m(2)); fat free mass (kg), fat mass (kg), energy intake (kcal), level of physical activity, plasma levels...
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