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Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene (NR3C1) Polymorphisms and Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from the Mennonite Population.
Genes - 15 Sept 2023
Kolb Kathleen Liedtke, Mira Ana Luiza Sprotte, Auer Eduardo Delabio, Bucco Isabela Dall'Oglio, de Lima E Silva Carla Eduarda, Dos Santos Priscila Ianzen, Hoch Valéria Bumiller-Bini, Oliveira Luana Caroline, Hauser Aline Borsato, Hundt Jennifer Elisabeth, Shuldiner Alan R, Lopes Fabiana Leão, Boysen Teide-Jens, Franke Andre, Pinto Luis Felipe Ribeiro, Soares-Lima Sheila Coelho, Kretzschmar Gabriela Canalli, Boldt Angelica Beate Winter
Abstract excerpt
The regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is associated with polymorphisms and the methylation degree of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and is potentially involved in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). In order to evaluate the association between MetS with the polymorphisms, methylation, and gene expression of the NR3C1 in the genetically isolated Brazilian Mennonite...
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