Mitochondrial Haplogroup T Is Associated with Obesity in Austrian Juveniles and Adults.

Recent publications have reported contradictory data regarding mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation and its association with body mass index. The aim of the present study was to compare the frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups as well as control region (CR) polymorphisms of obese juveniles (n = 248) and...

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Main Authors: Sabine Ebner, Harald Mangge, Helmut Langhof, Martin Halle, Monika Siegrist, Elmar Aigner, Katharina Paulmichl, Bernhard Paulweber, Christian Datz, Wolfgang Sperl, Barbara Kofler, Daniel Weghuber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4556186?pdf=render