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Different metabolic responses induced by long-term interdisciplinary therapy in obese adolescents related to ACE I/D polymorphism.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jan 2000
Almeida Sandro S, Corgosinho Flavia C, Amorim Carlos En, Gregnani Marcos F, Campos Raquel Ms, Masquio Deborah Cl, Sanches Priscila L, Ganen Aline P, Pesquero João B, Dâmaso Ana R, Mello Marco T, Tufik Sergio, Araújo Ronaldo C
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INTRODUCTION: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate whether I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene might affect metabolic changes related to the metabolic syndrome through a long-term interdisciplinary therapy in obese adolescents. METHODS: In total, 125 obese adolescents who entered the interdisciplinary obesity programme were assigned to the following two subgroups: metabolic syndrome or...
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