Lack of association between the tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in the 3'-flanking region of the leptin gene and hypertension in severely obese patients.

Maestrini, S; Mencarelli, M; Verti, B; Walker, G E; Savia, G; Marzullo, P; Tagliaferri, M; Liuzzi, A; Di Blasio, A M

Maestrini, S; Mencarelli, M; Verti, B; Walker, G E; Savia, G; Marzullo, P; Tagliaferri, M; Liuzzi, A; Di Blasio, A M.

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Maestrini S; Molecular Biology Laboratory, Ospedale San Giuseppe, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy.

J Endocrinol Invest ; 29(9): 776-80, 2006 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17114907

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Hypertension/genetics; Leptin/genetics; Microsatellite Repeats; Obesity, Morbid/genetics; Polymorphism, Genetic; 3' Flanking Region/genetics; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Gene Frequency; Humans; Hypertension/complications; Hypertension/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity, Morbid/complications

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Polymorphism, Genetic / Obesity, Morbid / Microsatellite Repeats / Leptin / Hypertension Type of study: Clinical_trials / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Endocrinol Invest Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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