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Santos, J. L.; Schaid, D.; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Carrasco, E.; Calvillán, M.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (1999)In case-control studies, spurious associations between Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) alleles and Type 1 diabetes could arise as a result of population stratification, if there are ethnic differences between cases and ...
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Santos, J. L.; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Carrasco, E.; Calvillán, M.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (2001)The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system plays a crucial role in the autoimmune process leading to childhood diabetes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between type 1 diabetes and the polymorphism ...
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Justice, A. E.; Chittoor, G.; Blanco, E.; Graff, M.; Wang, Y.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, J. L.; Angel, B.; Lozoff, B.; Voruganti, V. S.; North, K. E.; Gahagan, S. (John Wiley, 2019)Background: While the genetic contribution to obesity is well established, few studies have examined how genetic variants influence standardized body mass index Z-score (BMIz) in Hispanics/Latinos, especially across ...
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Sánchez, U.; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Santos, J. L.; Corvalan, C. C.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: In Chile, approximately one in three children under 6 years of age reported overweight/obese, while one in four children in elementary school suffer from obesity. There is a paucity of population-based ...
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Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Fuentes, M.; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Sánchez, H.; Carrasco, Elena; Santos, J. L.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SPRINGER, 2006-12)The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) Ala54Thr genetic polymorphism and to evaluate its association with obesity and insulin resistance in Chilean aboriginal populations. ...
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Suazo, J.; Santos, J. L.; Carreño, H.; Jara, L.; Blanco, R. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2004)Non-syndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCLP) is a complex genetic trait. Linkage and association studies have suggested that a clefting locus could be located on chromosome 4p. Sixty Chilean families were recruited for this ...
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Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Yáñez, M.; Devoto, Enzo; Sostin, C.; Zeballos, L.; Santos, J. L. (1996)Background: Obesity is considered a protective factor for osteoporosis improving bone mass and maintaining higher levels of estrogen during menopause. Objective: To determine the association of obesity with bone mineral ...
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Santos, J. L.; Grandal, M.; Fontanellas, A.; Morán A, M. J.; Enríquez De Salamanca, R. (1996)BACKGROUND: The application of a simple fluorometric analytical method enabled us to quantify the urinary porphyrin excretion and to establish the prevalence of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) in the town of Madrid, Spain, ...