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Food Consumption as a Modifier of the Association between LEPR Gene Variants and Excess Body Weight in Children and Adolescents: A Study of the SCAALA Cohort.
Nutrients - 18 Aug 2018
Dos Santos Rocha Aline, de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva Rita, Nunes de Oliveira Costa Gustavo, Alexandrina Figueiredo Camila, Cunha Rodrigues Laura, Maria Alvim Matos Sheila, Leovigildo Fiaccone Rosemeire, Oliveira Pablo Rafael, Alves-Santos Nadya Helena, Blanton Ronald E, Lima Barreto Maurício
Abstract excerpt
No studies showing that food consumption is a modifier of the association of variants of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) with body weight have involved a Brazilian population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the modifying effect of dietary intake on the association between the LEPR gene and excess weight. In this study, 1211 children and adolescents aged 4⁻11 years were assessed. Participants were genotyped...
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