Two polymorphisms in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ gene are associated with severe overweight among obese women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3708-3712

  Valve, Raisa ^a   Sivenius, K ^a   Miettinen, R ^a   Pihlajamaki J ^a   Rissanen, A ^b   Deeb, S S ^c   Auwerx, J ^d   Uusitupa, M ^a   Laakso, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033304551     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.10.6061     Document Type: Article

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