Amir Avan

Department of Modern Science and Technologies; and Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center; School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Zinc Finger 259 Gene Polymorphism rs964184 is Associated with Serum Triglyceride Levels and Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that include: abdominal obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance. Recent genome wide association studies have identified several susceptibility regions involved in lipid metabolism that are also associated with MetS. We have explored the association of 9 genetic ...