Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of adiponectin and leptin genes with breast cancer.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in adiponectin gene [rs1501299 (+276G/T) and rs266729 (-11377C/G)] and one SNP of leptin gene [rs7799039 (-2548G/A)] are known to influence plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin respectively. Literature is scarce on the association of adiponectin gene polymorphism rs266729 with breast cancer. The present study was taken up to study these polymorphisms and their association with breast cancer.

Author Correction: Large spontaneous exchange bias in a weak ferromagnet PbNi(TeO).

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Large spontaneous exchange bias in a weak ferromagnet PbNi(TeO).

We report the magnetic and dielectric behavior of PbNi(TeO), a new compound comprising the honeycomb-like layers of S = 1 spins, through detailed structural, magnetic and dielectric investigation. An antiferromagnetic-type transition at 25 K (T ) with weak-ferromagnetic behavior is revealed. Interestingly, a large value of coercive field of 1.

Correction of Hypothyroidism Leads to Change in Lean Body Mass without Altering Insulin Resistance.

Background: Hypothyroidism is associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and abnormal body composition. This study assessed changes in body composition and insulin resistance after thyroxine (T) replacement in overt hypothyroidism.

Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study carried out in a tertiary care center, adult nondiabetic patients with overt hypothyroidism were rendered euthyroid on T.

High prevalence of low dietary calcium, high phytate consumption, and vitamin D deficiency in healthy south Indians.

Background: Data on the vitamin D status of the population in a tropical country such as India have seldom been documented. Vitamin D deficiency is presumed to be rare.

Objective: The objective was to document the dietary habits and concentrations of serum calcium, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], and parathyroid hormone of Indian urban and rural populations.