Obesity Genomics & Genetics

Beta-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism linked to adiposity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 10th, 2005

Researchers have determined the frequency of Trp64Arg polymorphism of the beta₃ -adrenergic receptor gene in healthy and obese Hungarian children and its association with cardiovascular risk factors.

In a recently published article, scientists in Hungary conducted a study "to estimate the frequency of Arg64 allele of the beta₃ -adrenergic receptor (3-BAR) gene in healthy (H) and obese (O) Hungarian children, and to look for possible associations between this polymorphism and some clinical and metabolic characteristics of obese children. In all, 147 healthy (male: 68) and 295 obese (male: 168) children were examined. The average age of the children...

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