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Association between Two Common Missense Substitutions, Thr6Lys and Val81Ile, in MC3R Gene and Childhood Obesity: A Meta-Analysis.
Childhood obesity (Print) - 1 Jan 2000
Koya Charita, Yu Tsung, Strong Carol, Tsai Meng-Che
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BACKGROUND: Two common missense variants in the melanocortin-3 receptor (MC3R) gene, Thr6Lys (T6K) and Val81Ile (V81I), are presumably correlated with pediatric obesity. This meta-analysis aimed to examine and synthesize evidence on the association between these two common MC3R polymorphisms and the development of childhood obesity. METHODS: A combination of words relevant to the research question was searched on...
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