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Associations of the ANKK1 and DRD2 gene polymorphisms with overweight, obesity and hedonic hunger among women from the Northwest of Iran.
Eating and weight disorders : EWD - 1 Feb 2021
Aliasghari Fereshteh, Nazm Saba A, Yasari Sepideh, Mahdavi Reza, Bonyadi Morteza
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BACKGROUND: Pleasure from palatable foods can stimulate hedonic eating and, therefore, might be a major culprit for obesity. Dopamine receptor polymorphisms, especially variants in the genes regulating the D2 receptor, including ANKK1 and DRD2, are the prime candidates for assessing the individual differences in hedonic eating. This study was carried out to investigate the possible associations of the T...
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