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Effects of FTO RS9939906 and MC4R RS17782313 on obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and blood pressure in patients with hypertension

BACKGROUND: Genetic variants of the FTO gene rs9939609 A/T and the MC4R gene rs17782313 C/T have been associated with obesity. Individuals with mutations in MC4R gene have lower blood pressure (BP), independently of obesity. This study aimed to investigate the association of FTO rs9939609 and MC4R r...

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Autores principales: Marcadenti, Aline, Fuchs, Flavio D, Matte, Ursula, Sperb, Fernanda, Moreira, Leila B, Fuchs, Sandra C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3711897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23849767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-103