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Associations of VCAM-1 gene polymorphisms with obesity and inflammation markers.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Mar 2017
Yu Gyeong Im, Jun Sang Eun, Shin Dong Hoon
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OBJECTIVE: Among the inflammatory mediators involved in the pathogenesis of obesity, cell adhesion molecules such as intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) stand out. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 gene variants with obesity and to investigate the associations between these genetic polymorphisms and CRP, UA, and WBC...
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