Abstract:Given the prominence of obesity in the OSAS phenotype, the genetic underpinning of obesity is highly relevant to the study of the genetic basis of OSAS. Furthermore, a number of genes implicated in obesity Eur J Biol 2017; 76(2)
ABSTRACTLeptin is derived from an adipocyte and acts through the leptin receptor (LEPR). Gln223Arg polymorphism of the LEPR gene is thought to be associated with impaired signaling capacity of LEPR and with higher mean circulating levels of leptin and obesity; therefore, it may contri… Show more
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