Fol. Biol. 2013, 59, 123-133

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2013059030123

Association of Obesity Susceptibility Gene Variants with Metabolic Syndrome and Related Traits in 1,443 Czech Adolescents

Lenka Dušátková1,2, H. Zamrazilová2, B. Sedláčková2,3, J. Včelák4, P. Hlavatý2, I. Aldhoon Hainerová2,5, V. Korenková6, O. Bradnová4,7, B. Bendlová4, M. Kunešová2, V. Hainer2

1Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Obesity Management Centre, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic
3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
4Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic
5Department of Paediatrics and Centre for Research of Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
6Laboratory of Gene Expression, Institute of Biotechnology AS CR, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
7Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received January 2013
Accepted February 2013

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