Gender-specific associations between ADIPOQ gene polymorphisms and adiponectin levels and obesity in the Jackson Heart Study cohort

BACKGROUND: Despite the important role of adiponectin in regulating general metabolic homeostasis, analysis of genetic determinants of adiponectin and the related cardio-metabolic traits in African American population has been limited and inconsistent. Considering the high genetic admixture of Afric...

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Published in:BMC Med Genet
Main Authors: Riestra, Pia, Gebreab, Samson Y., Xu, Ruihua, Khan, Rumana J., Bidulescu, Aurelian, Correa, Adolfo, Tekola-Ayele, Fasil, Davis, Sharon K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593213/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290432
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-015-0214-x
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