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Screening of Obese Offspring of First-Cousin Consanguineous Subjects for the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene with a 287-bp Alu Sequence

BACKGROUND: Consanguinity, defined as a blood relation between couples, is associated with genetic diseases in their offspring. In Saudi Arabia, obesity is considered a major health problem associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. A...

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Autores principales: Alshammary, Amal F, Khan, Imran Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for the Study of Obesity 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8017326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33653971
http://dx.doi.org/10.7570/jomes20086