Pro12Ala mutation in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2) and severe obesity: A case-control study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1195-1199

  Vaccaro, O ^a   Mancini, F P ^a   Ruffa, G ^a   Sabatino, L ^a   Colantuoni, V ^a,b   Riccardi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Metabolic syndrome; Mutations; PPAR 2; Severe obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DNA; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PROLINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033816008     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801366     Document Type: Article

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