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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 202-206

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053060202

Variants within the Ghrelin Gene - Association with HDL-Cholesterol, but Not with Body Mass Index

Jaroslav A. Hubáček, R. Bohuslavová, Z. Škodová, V. Adámková

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

Received March 2007
Accepted October 2007

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