Associations of Plasma FGF2 Levels and Polymorphisms in the FGF2 Gene with Obesity Phenotypes in Han Chinese Population.
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SUBMITTER: Hao RH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4754629 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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