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The A54T polymorphism in the FABP2 gene and its relationship with obesity
(Saber UCV, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2020)
Introduction: Obesity is a complex, multifactorial,
and mostly preventable disease affecting, along
with overweight, more than a third of today’s world
population. Variations in the nucleotide sequence of
both metabolic and appetite control genes have been
counted among these non-modifiable factors and are
associated with BMI, lipidic profile, and abdominal
circumference alterations. Methods: An analytical,
non-experimental, and transversal research was
done with the purpose to assess the presence of A54T
polymorphism in the FABP gene ...