Association of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor ^|^alpha;/^|^delta;/^|^gamma; With Obesity, and Gene^|^ndash;Gene Interaction, in the Chinese Han Population

We investigated the association of 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) with obesity and the additional role of gene-gene interaction.Participants were recruited within the framework of the Prevention of Multiple Metabolic Disorders and MS in Jiangsu Province cohort population survey of an urban community in China. In total, 820 subjects (513 nonobese adults, 307 obese adults) were...