Candidate gene approach of familial morbid obesity: Linkage analysis of the glucocorticoid receptor gene

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 507-512

  Clement K ^a,b   Philippi, A ^a,c   Jury, C ^a   Pividal, R ^a   Hager, J ^a   Demenais, F ^c   Basdevant, A ^b   Guy Grand, B ^b   Froguel, P ^a,d  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor gene; Morbid obesity; Sib pair analysis; Zscore

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; DNA, SATELLITE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENES; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 0030009852     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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