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IGF1 Gene Is Associated With Triglyceride Levels In Subjects With Family History Of Hypertension From The SAPPHIRe And TWB Projects.
International journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2018
Wang Wen-Chang, Chiu Yen-Feng, Chung Ren-Hua, Hwu Chii-Min, Lee I-Te, Lee Chien-Hsing, Chang Yi-Cheng, Hung Kuan-Yi, Quertermous Thomas, Chen Yii-Der I, Hsiung Chao A
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome 12q23-q24 has been linked to triglyceride (TG) levels by previous linkage studies, and it contains the Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene. We investigated the association between IGF1 and TG levels using two independent samples collected in Taiwan. First, based on 954 siblings in 397 families from the Stanford Asian Pacific Program in Hypertension and Insulin Resistance (SAPPHIRe), we found that...
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