Leptin and leptin receptor polymorphisms are related to body mass index in a Turkish population
- Dalan, Altay Burak
- Karatay, Mutia Canan
- Berkkan, Hasan Hakan
- Timirci Kahraman, Ozlem
- Toptas, Bahar
- Gormus, Uzay
- Isbir, Turgay
- Ciftci, Cavlan
Publication date
January 2014
DOI Publisher
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Journal
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCESAbstract
Background/aim: Leptin is a hormone that is known to be related to weight gain and obesity. The soluble leptin receptor has been found in plasma as an important determinant of leptin sensitivity. In this study, our goal was to investigate the association between leptin levels and leptin receptor polymorphisms in a Turkish population
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