Distribution and effect of ghrelin genotype on plasma lipid and apolipoprotein profiles in obese and nonobese Chinese subjects.

Ruqiang BaiYu LiuChong ZhaoJinhang GaoRui Liu

Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) (2020)

The Leu72Met polymorphism of the ghrelin gene is associated with altered plasma TC and LDL-C concentrations, and the effects on TC and LDL-C levels are sex-dependent in both nonobese and obese subjects in the Chinese population of the Chengdu area.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
obese patients
genome wide
bariatric surgery
copy number
tyrosine kinase
low density lipoprotein
gene expression
dna methylation