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Distribution and effect of ghrelin genotype on plasma lipid and apolipoprotein profiles in obese and nonobese Chinese subjects.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Sept 2021
Bai Ruqiang, Liu Yu, Zhao Chong, Gao Jinhang, Liu Rui
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PURPOSE: The hormone ghrelin has an important role in a wide range of metabolic and nonmetabolic processes. Ghrelin gene polymorphisms have been reported to influence obesity or lipid abnormalities in some ethnic groups. This study was conducted mainly to examine the possible association of ghrelin - 604 G > A and Leu72Met polymorphisms with obesity and related traits in a Southwest Chinese population. METHODS:...
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