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ea0032p737 | Obesity | ECE2013

Association of mitochondrial respiratory chain polymorphisms with obesity and type 2 diabetes in the Spanish population

De Marco Solar Griselda , Mansego Maria L , Pineda-Alonso Monica , Rojo-Martinez Gemma , Martinez-Larrad Maria T , Morcillo Sonsoles , Morales-Suarez-Varela Maria M , Corbaton-Anchuelo Arturo , Duenas-Laita Antonio , Martin-Nunez Gracia M , Martin Escudero Juan C , Redon Josep , Soriguer Federico , Carmena Rafael , Serrano-Rios Manuel , Chaves Felipe Javier

Objective: To study the association between genes codifying for mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) subunits and BMI and obesity as well as the impact on the risk to develop type 2 diabetes in the general population from Spain.Research design and methods: Three thousand seven hundred and thirty-one subjects (age range 21–89) from three different population-based studies of Spain, were studied. Forty-eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ...