The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 Pro12Ala mutation is associated with early onset extreme obesity and reduced fasting glucose

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-161

  Li, Wei Dong ^a   Lee, Joseph H ^a   Price, R Arlen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033940426     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2000.2999     Document Type: Article

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