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Familial aggregation and linkage analysis with covariates for metabolic syndrome risk factors.
Gene - 15 Jun 2018
Naseri Parisa, Khodakarim Soheila, Guity Kamran, Daneshpour Maryam S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mechanisms of metabolic syndrome (MetS) causation are complex, genetic and environmental factors are important factors for the pathogenesis of MetS In this study, we aimed to evaluate familial and genetic influences on metabolic syndrome risk factor and also assess association between FTO (rs1558902 and rs7202116) and CETP(rs1864163) genes' single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) with low HDL_C in the...
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