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Genetic variants of retinol-binding protein 4 in adolescents are associated with liver function and inflammatory markers but not with obesity and insulin resistance

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The study was supported by grant from the Cardinal Tien Hospital (CTH-103-1-2C01) and Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH-C103-129).

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  1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, 114, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    CHIN-JUNG LIN, YI-JEN HUNG, CHIEN-HSING LEE, FONE-CHING HSIAO, CHIEH-HUA LU & CHANG-HSUN HSIEH

  2. School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    NAIN-FENG CHU

  3. Department of Health, Taitung Hospital, 950, Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China

    NAIN-FENG CHU

  4. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cardinal Tien Hospital, 235, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China

    DEE PEI

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[Lin C.-H., Chu N.-F., Hung Y.-J., Pei D., Lee C.-H., Hsiao F.-C., Lu C.-H. and Hsieh C.-H. 2015 Genetic variants of retinol-binding protein 4 in adolescents are associated with liver function and inflammatory markers but not with obesity and insulin resistance. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]

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LIN, CJ., CHU, NF., HUNG, YJ. et al. Genetic variants of retinol-binding protein 4 in adolescents are associated with liver function and inflammatory markers but not with obesity and insulin resistance. J Genet 94, 503–507 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0549-2

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