Dietary factors impact on the association between CTSS variants and obesity related traits.

Dietary factors impact on the association between CTSS variants and obesity related traits.

Cathepsin S, a protein coded by the CTSS gene, is implicated in adipose tissue biology--this protein enhances adipose tissue development. Our hypothesis is that common variants in CTSS play a role in body weight regulation and in the development of obesity and that these effects are influenced by di...

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Main Authors: Henri Hooton, Lars Angquist, Claus Holst, Jorg Hager, Francis Rousseau, Rikke D Hansen, Anne Tjønneland, Nina Roswall, Daphne L van der A, Kim Overvad, Marianne Uhre Jakobsen, Heiner Boeing, Karina Meidtner, Domenico Palli, Giovanna Masala, Nabila Bouatia-Naji, Wim H M Saris, Edith J M Feskens, Nicolas J Wareham, Karani S Vimaleswaran, Dominique Langin, Ruth J F Loos, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Karine Clément
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402491?pdf=render

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