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SUBMITTER: Salehi S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842303 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Salehi Samaneh S Emadi-Baygi Modjtaba M Rezaei Majdaddin M Kelishadi Roya R Nikpour Parvaneh P
Diabetes & metabolism journal 20180201 1
<h4>Background</h4>Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex and multifactorial disorder characterized by insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, hyperglycemia, abdominal obesity, and elevated blood pressure. The apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5) gene variants have been reported to correlate with two major components of MetS, including low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and high levels of triglyceride. In the present study, we explored the associations between five single nucleotide poly ...[more]