Mutational analysis of the proopiomelanocortin gene in Caucasians with early onset obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-298

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

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Body fat; Juvenile onset obesity; Leptin; Obesity genetics; Proopiomelanocortin gene

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEPTIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032982915     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800814     Document Type: Article

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