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Associations between REV-ERBα, sleep duration and body mass index in European adolescents.
Sleep medicine - 1 Jun 2018
Nascimento Ferreira Marcus Vinicius, Goumidi Louisa, Carvalho Heráclito Barbosa, De Moraes Augusto César F, Santaliestra-Pasías Alba M, Kafatos Anthony, Molnar Denes, Lambrinou Christina-Paulina, De Henauw Stefaan, Gutierrez Angel, Censi Laura, Marcos Ascensión, Widhalm Kurt, Gottrand Frederic, Gonzalez-Gross Marcela, Meirhaeghe Aline, Moreno Luis A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Although the REV-ERBα is considered an important regulator of both clock function and metabolism, its relationship with sleep duration and obesity is less clear. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the REV-ERBα clock gene and two outcomes - sleep duration and body mass index (BMI) - in European adolescents. METHODS: A sample of 831 adolescents (392 boys) aged...
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