Association between MTNR1B polymorphisms and obesity in African American: findings from the Jackson Heart Study

BACKGROUND: Melatonin is a hormone that is secreted at night by the pineal gland. It exerts its function by binding to the MT(1) and MT(2) receptors, which are encoded by the MTNR1A and MTNR1B genes, respectively. Previous studies reveal that MTNR1B variants are associated with insulin secretion imp...

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Autores principales: Tchio, Cynthia, Musani, Solomon K., Quarshie, Alexander, Tosini, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34020621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-00983-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34020621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-00983-2

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