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High plasma salivary α-amylase, but not high AMY1 copy number, associated with low obesity rate in Qatari adults: cross-sectional study

The relationship between salivary α-amylase activity (psAAa) or AMY1 copy number and the risk of obesity remains controversial. We aimed to assess this relationship in a cohort from Qatar, where obesity affects 43% of adults. The relationship was investigated cross-sectionally in 923 Qatari adults f...

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Autores principales: Al-Akl, Neyla, Thompson, Richard I., Arredouani, Abdelilah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74864-6