A paired sibling analysis of the beta-3 adrenergic receptor and obesity in Mexican Americans

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 584-587

  Mitchell, Braxton D ^a   Blangero, John ^a   Comuzzie, Anthony G ^a   Almasy, Laura A ^a   Shuldiner, Alan R ^b   Silver, Kristi ^c   Stern, Michael P ^d   MacCluer, Jean W ^a   Hixson, James E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta 3 adrenoreceptor; Genetics; Insulin resistance syndrome; Obesity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME 8; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIPOLYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SIBLING;

EID: 0032004989     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI512     Document Type: Article

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