Association of the G-2548A polymorphism in the 5′ region of the LEP gene with overweight

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 391-394

  Mammes O ^a   Betoulle, D ^a   Aubert, R ^a   Herbeth, B ^b   Siest, G ^b   Fumeron, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Centre of Preventive Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MUTATION; OBESITY, MORBID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0034527931     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480000008277     Document Type: Article

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