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Gene polymorphisms as a predictor of body weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery among obese women.
Obesity research & clinical practice - 1 Jan 2000
Novais Patrícia Fátima Souza, Weber Thabata Koester, Lemke Ney, Verlengia Rozangela, Crisp Alex Harley, Rasera-Junior Irineu, de Oliveira Maria Rita Marques
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to investigate the association between twelve gene polymorphisms and body weight loss, 12 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. Three hundred and fifty-one obese women participated in this study. The statistical software WEKA was used to identify which gene polymorphisms were potential predictors of postoperative percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL). Our results indicate that...
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