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Association of rs662799 variant and APOA5 gene haplotypes with metabolic syndrome and its components: a meta-analysis in North Africa.
Bioscience reports - 28 Aug 2020
Hechmi Meriem, Dallali Hamza, Gharbi Meriem, Jmel Haifa, Fassatoui Meriem, Ben Halima Yossra, Bahri Sonia, Bahlous Afaf, Abid Abdelmajid, Jamoussi Henda, Barakat Abdelhamid, Kefi Rym
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) has been linked to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in several populations. In North Africa, only the Tunisian and Moroccan populations were investigated. Our aim is to assess the association between APOA5 gene variant (rs662799) and haplotypes with MetS in Tunisian population and to perform a meta-analysis in North Africa. A total of 594 Tunisian participants were genotyped for polymorphism...
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