The Pro12Ala variant of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 (PPAR-γ2) is associated with measures of obesity in Mexican Americans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 522-524

  Cole, Shelly A ^a   Mitchell, B D ^a   Hsueh, W C ^a   Pineda, P ^a   Beamer, B A ^b   Shuldiner, A R ^c   Comuzzie, A G ^a   Blangero, J ^a   Hixson, J E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

BMI; Leptin; Obesity; PPAR

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034076458     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801210     Document Type: Article

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