Association of glutathione S-transferase and deletion polymorphisms with obesity and their relationship with body mass index, lipoprotein and hypertension among young age Saudis.

Objectives: Persistent oxidative stress is one of the several risk factors that may be associated with the etiology of obesity. The present study is aimed to investigate association between and polymorphisms with obesity and their relationship with plasma lipoproteins, body mass index (BMI) and hypertension.

Design: The and deletion polymorphisms were analyzed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction.