The A19G polymorphism in the 5' untranslated region of the human obese gene does not affect leptin levels in severely obese patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3589-3591

  Lucantoni, Rossana ^a   Ponti, Emanuela ^a   Berselli, Maria Elisa ^a   Savia, Giulio ^a   Minocci, Alessandro ^a   Calò, Giovanna ^a   De Medici, Clotilde ^a   Liuzzi, Antonio ^a   Di Blasio, Anna Maria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033756524     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.10.6860     Document Type: Article

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