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A Common Variation in the Caveolin 1 Gene Is Associated with High Serum Triglycerides and Metabolic Syndrome in an Admixed Latin American Population.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Nov 2018
Mora-García Gustavo, Gómez-Camargo Doris, Alario Ángelo, Gómez-Alegría Claudio
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BACKGROUND: The caveolin 1 (CAV1) gene has been associated with metabolic traits in animal models and human cohorts. Recently, a prevalent variant in CAV1 has been found to be related to metabolic syndrome in Hispanics living in North America. Since Hispanics represent an admixed population at high risk for cardiovascular diseases, in this study a Latin American population with a similar genetic background was...
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