Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor mutation and abdominal obesity risk: effect modification by gender and HDL-cholesterol

Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor mutation and abdominal obesity risk: effect modification by gender and HDL-cholesterol

Objective and design A case-control study was conducted to examine the association between the 27Glu polymorphism of the β2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) and the risk of abdominal obesity (defined by a waist/hip ratio: WHR higher than 0.85). Methods The case series encompassed 112 obese subjects...

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Main Authors: Corbalan, M. (M.S.), Marti-del-Moral, A. (Amelia), Forga, L. (Luis), Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel), Martinez, J.A. (José Alfredo)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: Springer 2011
Subjects:
Polymorphism
Abdominal obesity risk
HDL-cholesterol
Gender
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/17704

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