Identification of two novel missense mutations in the human OB gene

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-326

  Echwald, S M ^a   Rasmussen, S B ^a   Sorensen T I A ^b,c   Andersen, T ^b,d   Tybjaerg Hansen A ^b,e   Clausen, J O ^f   Hansen, L ^a   Hansen, T ^a   Pedersen, O ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^d Elsinore Hospital   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Human OB gene; Insulin sensitivity; Juvenile onset obesity; Mutations; Weight change

Indexed keywords

DNA; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030935153     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800408     Document Type: Article

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