Genome-wide linkage scan for factors of metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Shared genetic factors may contribute to the phenotypic clustering of different components of the metabolic syndrome (MES). This study aims to identify genetic loci that contribute to individual or multiple factors related to MES.<...

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Main Authors: Chan Juliana CN, Ma Ronald CW, So Wing-Yee, Lam Vincent KL, Tam Claudia HT, Ng Maggie CY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/14