Investigation of the association between the TCF7L2 rs7903146 (C/T) gene polymorphism and obesity in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Investigation of the association between the TCF7L2 rs7903146 (C/T) gene polymorphism and obesity in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Abstract Objective This study aimed at investigating the association between the rs7903146 (C/T) polymorphism of the TCF7L2 gene with obesity in a Cameroonian population. Method This was a case-control pilot study including 61 obese and 61 non-obese Cameroonian adults. Anthropometric indices of obes...

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Main Authors: Aurelie Nguimmo-Metsadjio, Barbara Atogho-Tiedeu, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Marie-Solange Evehe, Rosine Djokam-Dadjeu, Olivier Sontsa Donfack, Dieudonne Nanfa, Edith Pascale M. Mato, Elvis Ndonwi Ngwa, Magellan Guewo-Fokeng, Priscille Pokam-Fosso, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Jean Claude Mbanya, Eugene Sobngwi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Subjects:
Obesity
Genetic association
TCF7L2
rs7903146 (C/T) polymorphism
Sub-Saharan Africa
Cameroon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-017-0087-z

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