Physiologival Study of Lipoprotein Lipase gene Polymerphase in obese individuals in Egypt

• This study showed a significant association between the LPL genepolymorphism and obesity particularly when complicated withmetabolic syndrome among Egyptian cases.• The genotype +/+ was mostly associated with the risk ofcomplicated obesity• Lipid profile was different higher among obesity cases compared tocontrols whatever the LPL genotype variants