The Bcl I polymorphism of the human uncoupling protein (ucp) gene is due to a point mutation in the 5′-flanking region

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-279

  Cassard Doulcier, A M ^a   Bouillaud, F ^a   Chagnon, M ^b   Gelly, C ^a   Dionne, F T ^b   Oppert, J M ^b   Bouchard, C ^b   Chagnon, Y ^c   Ricquier, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Allelic variant; Human obesity; Polymorphism; Uncoupling protein gene

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; OBESITY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OBESITY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0029928645     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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