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Table 4 TNF-α genotype frequencies among subjects with increasing BMI

From: The G-308A variant of the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) gene is not associated with obesity, insulin resistance and body fat distribution

  

TNFα G-308A

Degree of obesity

n.

GG

GA

AA

Class 1

38

27 (71.0%)

10 (26.3%)

1 (2.7%)

Class 2

60

43 (71,7%)

14 (23.6%)

3 (4.7%)

Class 3

96

76 (79.1%)

20 (20.9%)

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  1. As previously described (17), the total 194 subjects in this study were divided in 3 BMI classes: in class 1 subjects with BMI < 25, in class 2 subjects with BMI = 25–29.9, in class 3 subjects with BMI > 30
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