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BDNF Val66Met polymorphism alters food intake and hypothalamic BDNF expression in mice.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 2020
Ieraci Alessandro, Barbieri Silvia S, Macchi Chiara, Amadio Patrizia, Sandrini Leonardo, Magni Paolo, Popoli Maurizio, Ruscica Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Obesity, a rising public health burden, is a multifactorial disease with an increased risk for patients to develop several pathological conditions including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Increasing evidence suggests a relationship between the human brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and obesity, although the underlying...
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