Modification effect of sex and obesity on the correlation of LEP polymorphisms with leptin levels in Taiwanese obese women

Abstract Background Obesity has become the main health issue in developed countries as it impacts life expectancy and increases mortality of cerebrovascular or cardiovascular diseases. The leptin is one of the adipokines which presents in the serum in proportion to the amount of adipose tissue and i...

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Main Authors: De‐Min Duan, Jing‐Yi Jhang, Semon Wu, Ming‐Sheng Teng, Lung‐An Hsu, Yu‐Lin Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Subjects:
LEP
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1113