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Homozgyous carriers of the C allele of the rs1042714 ADRB2 polymorphism experience significantly greater reductions in hip circumference compared to G allele carriers when treated with metformin and diet.

If you are taking metformin alongside a diet for blood sugar issues, your ADRB2 genetics may influence where you lose fat. Those with the CC genotype tend to reduce their hip circumference more significantly than those with the G allele. This suggests that personalized medical advice based on genetics could optimize body shape outcomes.

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Carriers of C allele in homozygous state of rs1042714 ADRB2, who took metformin with the diet, demonstrated more decrease in hip circumference (- 5.81 ± 3.00% vs. -2.50 ± 2.7%, p = 0.009)... compared with G allele carriers.
Ф. В. Валеева et al. · Obesity and metabolism · 2022

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Randomized controlled trial with a small sample size (n=73) and single-center design.

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Association of rs7903146 TCF7L2, rs1042714 ADRB2 with the changes in body fat mass in different types of therapy of early carbohydrate metabolism disorders

Ф. В. Валеева et al. · Obesity and metabolism · 2022

DOI 10.14341/omet12807

rct · n=73Cited 3×
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