Association of CDH13 Genotypes/Haplotypes with Circulating Adiponectin Levels, Metabolic Syndrome, and Related Metabolic Phenotypes: The Role of the Suppression Effect

• Ming-Sheng Teng,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Lung-An Hsu,

  Affiliation The First Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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• Semon Wu,

  Affiliations Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Life Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yu-Chen Sun,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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• Shu-Hui Juan ,

  * E-mail: yulinkotw@yahoo.com.tw (YLK); juansh@tmu.edu.tw (SHJ)

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yu-Lin Ko

  * E-mail: yulinkotw@yahoo.com.tw (YLK); juansh@tmu.edu.tw (SHJ)

  Affiliations The Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medical Center, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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