The β3-adrenergic receptor TRP64ARG polymorphism and obesity in Alaskan Eskimos

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1176-1179

  Biery, A J ^a   Ebbesson, S O E ^a   Shuldiner, A R ^b   Boyer, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaskan Eskimo; Genetics; Inupiaq; Obesity; Trp64Arg; Yupik; 3 adrenergic receptor

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESKIMO; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030727468     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800532     Document Type: Article

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