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FABP2 Thr allele/abdominal adipose tissue association found in white women

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 11th, 2005

An association between the FABP2 Thr allele and abdominal adipose tissue is present in white women and not black women, study results show.

According to C. Laracastro and colleagues, University of Alabama, "Genetic variants in the intestinal fatty acid-binding protein-2 (FABP2) gene have been associated with body composition phenotypes.

"We examined the association between the Ala(54)Thr variant in the FABP2 gene and levels of visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAAT) abdominal fat in a group of 223 premenopausal African American (n=103) and Caucasian (n=120) women. Subjects were genotyped for the marker. In addition, body composition was assessed by...

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