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Minor diplotypes of FMO3 might protect children and adolescents from obesity and insulin resistance.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jun 2018
Morandi Anita, Zusi Chiara, Corradi Massimiliano, Olivieri Francesca, Piona Claudia, Fornari Elena, Maffeis Claudio
Abstract excerpt
In order to assess whether flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) might be involved in early cardiovascular risk, we assessed adiposity and traditional metabolic variables in children/adolescents grouped according to their genotypes in two FMO3 exonic polymorphisms, rs2266782 (E158K) and rs2266780 (E308G), which are in linkage disequilibrium and have been associated with decreased FMO3 activity. Among 776...
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