Search Results - "Macías Kauffer, Luis R"
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Genetic variants in COL13A1, ADIPOQ and SAMM50, in addition to the PNPLA3 gene, confer susceptibility to elevated transaminase levels in an admixed Mexican population
Published in Experimental and molecular pathology (01-02-2018)“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of extra fat in liver cells not caused by alcohol. Elevated transaminase levels are common…”
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Impact of COMT, PRODH and DISC1 Genetic Variants on Cognitive Performance of Patients with Schizophrenia
Published in Archives of medical research (01-06-2022)“…Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia (SCZ) is a core feature, relevant for the disease prognosis and functional capacity of the patients. It has also been…”
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A combined linkage and association strategy identifies a variant near the GSTP1 gene associated with BMI in the Mexican population
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-03-2017)“…Obesity is a major public health concern in Mexico and worldwide. Although the estimated heritability is high, common variants identified by genome-wide…”
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Low Salivary Amylase Gene ( AMY1 ) Copy Number Is Associated with Obesity and Gut Prevotella Abundance in Mexican Children and Adults
Published in Nutrients (01-11-2018)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified copy number variants (CNVs) associated with obesity in chromosomal regions 1p31.1, 10q11.22, 11q11,…”
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Effect of Gut Microbial Enterotypes on the Association between Habitual Dietary Fiber Intake and Insulin Resistance Markers in Mexican Children and Adults
Published in Nutrients (29-10-2021)“…Dietary fiber (DF) is a major substrate for the gut microbiota that contributes to metabolic health. Recent studies have shown that diet–metabolic phenotype…”
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A genetic risk score is associated with hepatic triglyceride content and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in Mexicans with morbid obesity
Published in Experimental and molecular pathology (01-04-2015)“…Genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near/in PNPLA3, NCAN, LYPLAL1, PPP1R3B, and GCKR genes associated with…”
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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) in two Mexican brothers harboring a novel mutation in the ECGF1 gene
Published in European journal of medical genetics (01-05-2008)“…Abstract Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the thymidine phosphorylase…”
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Genetic contributors to serum uric acid levels in Mexicans and their effect on premature coronary artery disease
Published in International journal of cardiology (15-03-2019)“…Serum uric acid (SUA) is a heritable trait associated with cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease (CAD). Genome wide association studies…”
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Effect of the Melanocortin 4-Receptor Ile269Asn Mutation on Weight Loss Response to Dietary, Phentermine and Bariatric Surgery Interventions
Published in Genes (01-12-2022)“…The loss of function melanocortin 4-receptor ( ) Ile269Asn mutation has been proposed as one of the most important genetic contributors to obesity in the…”
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