Organisation of the coding exons and mutational screening of the uncoupling protein 3 gene in subjects with juvenile-onset obesity

Diabetologia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-244

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

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetics; Mutation; Obesity; Uncoupling protein 3

Indexed keywords

DNA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; EXONS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; OBESITY;

EID: 0031912624     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050897     Document Type: Article

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