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Leptin levels and leptin receptor polymorphism frequency in healthy populations

BACKGROUND: The leptin receptor gene (LEPR) polymorphism Q223R is one of the most common in the general population, and is thought to be associated with an impaired signaling capacity of the leptin receptor and with higher mean circulating levels of leptin. Leptin is a hormone primarily produced in...

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Autores principales: Ragin, Camille C, Dallal, Cher, Okobia, Michael, Modugno, Francesmary, Chen, Jiangying, Garte, Seymour, Taioli, Emanuela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2638458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19208204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-4-S1-S13