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Perilipin polymorphisms are risk factors for the development of obesity in adolescents? A case-control study.
Lipids in health and disease - 9 Mar 2017
Tokgöz Yavuz, Işık Ishak Abdurrahman, Akbari Soheil, Kume Tuncay, Sayın Oya, Erdal Esra, Arslan Nur
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The variations in perilipin gene (PLIN) were previously associated with obesity. We examined the association of polymorphisms at the PLIN locus in adolescents with obesity and their connection with serum adipokines. METHODS: A total of 308 children (206 obese, 66.8% and 102 healthy control, 33.2%) between the ages of 10-18 years were included into the study. PLIN gene analysis [PLIN 1, PLIN 4, PLIN 6,...
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