
DUAL EFFECT OF THE GHRL GENE VARIANT IN
THE MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS OF OBESITY Becer E1,2, Ergoren MC2,3,* *Corresponding Author: Associate Professor Mahmut C. Ergoren, Ph.D., Department of Medical
Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Near East Boulevard, 99138 Nicosia, Cyprus.
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