Investigating Leptin Gene Variants and Methylation Status in Relation to Breastfeeding and Preventing Obesity

• Main Authors: Ayse Kilic (Author), Sacide Pehlivan (Author), Muhammet Ali Varkal (Author), Fatima Ceren Tuncel (Author), Ibrahim Kandemir (Author), Mustafa Ozcetin (Author), Sükran Poyrazoglu (Author), Asli Derya Kardelen (Author), Irem Ozdemir (Author), Ismail Yildiz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Objective:</b> We investigated whether the results of leptin gene (LEP) 2548G/A (rs7799039) and leptin receptor gene (LEPR) 668 A/G (rs1137101) variants, as well as the methylation analysis of CpG regions at nucleotides −31 and −51 of the LEP gene, showed any differences between breas...