The different effects of a Gln27Glu β2-adrenoceptor gene polymorphism on obesity in males and in females

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Hellstrom L ^a   Large, V ^a   Reynisdottir, S ^a   Wahrenberg, H ^a   Arner, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fat mass; Gender; Gene mutation; Polymerase chain reaction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032998134     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.0437e.x     Document Type: Article

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