Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Promoter Polymorphisms (−794 CATT_5–8 and −173 G>C): Relationship with mRNA Expression and Soluble MIF Levels in Young Obese Subjects

Figure 1

Relative MIF mRNA expression in normal-weight and obese subjects. Note that the obese subjects had a modest increase in MIF mRNA expression when compared with normal-weight subjects. Relative expression analysis was performed using the method and GAPDH as the reference gene. Comparison among groups was performed using Mann-Whitney -test; .