Association between Common Polymorphism near the MC4R Gene and Obesity Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies on Europeans have shown that two polymorphisms (rs17782313, rs12970134) near the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene were associated with increased risk of obesity. Subsequently studies among different ethnic populations have shown mixed results with some...

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Autores principales: Xi, Bo, Chandak, Giriraj R., Shen, Yue, Wang, Qijuan, Zhou, Donghao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3458070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23049848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045731

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3458070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23049848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045731

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