Association of a low density lipoprotein receptor microsatellite variant with obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1032-1037

  Rutherford, S ^a   Nyholt, D R ^a   Curtain, R P ^a   Quinlan, S R ^a   Gaffney, P T ^a   Morris, B J ^b   Griffiths, L R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association study; BMI; Microsatellite polymorphism; Molecular genetics; Obesity; PCR

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030809211     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800512     Document Type: Article

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