Leptin resistance conferred by a combination of single nucleotide polymorphism and the adoption of a western lifestyle in urban areas of Thailand(1)

• Main Authors: Yoshiko Yanagisawa, Sadahiko Iwamoto, T. Kawabata, Y. Nakamura, P. Charupoonphol, S. Supannatas, H. Sone, Y. Kaneko, S. Watanabe, F. Komatsu, M. Sakuma, S. Miyagi, K. Hasegawa, Y. Kagawa
• Other Authors: Jichi Medical University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23761
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objectives: An increasing number of lifestyle disorders have emerged in response to the rapid urbanization that has occurred in Thailand. Recently, leptin resistance has been nominated as a possible marker for the onset of metabolic disorders in Asian countries. The research aimed to assess the rela...