ADIPOQ and ADIPOR2 gene polymorphisms: association with overweight/obesity in Mexican children

• Main Authors: José de Jesús Peralta Romero (Author), Roberto Karam Araujo (Author), Ana Isabel Burguete García (Author), Barbara Ixchel Estrada Velasco (Author), Claudia López Islas (Author), Paula María del Carmen Figueroa Arredondo (Author), Adán Valladares Salgado (Author), Miguel Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: ENSANUT 2012 showed a combined prevalence of overweight and obesity of 34.4% in Mexican children. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ADIPOQ and ADIPOR2 genes have been reported in many populations, but their association with obesity has not been confirmed in other studies. Our...