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Investigation of the association between the TCF7L2 rs7903146 (C/T) gene polymorphism and obesity in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Abstract Objective This study aimed at investigating the association between the rs7903146 (C/T) polymorphism of the TCF7L2 gene with obesity in a Cameroonian population. Method This was a case-control pilot study including 61 obese and 61 non-obese Cameroonian adults. Anthropometric indices of obes...

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Main Authors:	Aurelie Nguimmo-Metsadjio (Author), Barbara Atogho-Tiedeu (Author), Jean Jacques Noubiap (Author), Marie-Solange Evehe (Author), Rosine Djokam-Dadjeu (Author), Olivier Sontsa Donfack (Author), Dieudonne Nanfa (Author), Edith Pascale M. Mato (Author), Elvis Ndonwi Ngwa (Author), Magellan Guewo-Fokeng (Author), Priscille Pokam-Fosso (Author), Wilfred F. Mbacham (Author), Jean Claude Mbanya (Author), Eugene Sobngwi (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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