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Melanocortin-4 receptor rs17782313 polymorphisms are associated with serum triglycerides in older Chinese women.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2016
Yang Jianjun, Gao Qinghan, Gao Xianghui, Tao Xiujuan, Cai Huizhen, Fan Yanna, Zhang Na, Zhang Yuhong, Li Lin, Li Hongyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: MC4R (melanocortin-4 receptor) gene polymorphisms have been associated with serum triglycerides (TG) in Caucasians and Japanese, but no reports are available Chinese. The purpose of this study was to find whether there was an association of rs17782313 polymorphisms at the MC4R gene with serum TG in elderly Chinese. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: 2,012 over 40 years participated in a...
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