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Higher atherogenic risk in schoolchildren is associated with MTMR9 rs2293855 gene polymorphism and genetic score.
Nutrition bulletin - 1 Dec 2023
Silva Mariane Alves, Resende Cristina Maria Mendes, Louro Maíra Barros, Ribeiro Sarah Aparecida Vieira, do Carmo Castro Franceschini Sylvia, Velasquez-Melendez Gustavo, Alvarez-Leite Jacqueline Isaura, Durso Danielle Fernandes, de Novaes Juliana Farias
Abstract excerpt
Childhood dyslipidaemia is associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood, so evaluating whether an individual has a genetic predisposition to this pathology is of great importance for early action of prevention and treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the association between the FTO (rs9939609), MC4R (rs17782313) and MTMR9 (rs2293855) polymorphisms, the obesity-related genetic risk...
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