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Fat formation decoded

Published: Dec. 31, 2001 at 5:00 PM

BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Two research groups have simultaneously discovered a critical gene responsible for fat cell development. The gene encodes the PPARgamma protein and causes fat cell development, or aipogenesis.The discovery could offer a specific molecular target for weight-loss drug design.

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