A common polymorphism in the promoter of UCP2 is associated with decreased risk of obesity in middle-aged humans

Nature Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-183

  Esterbauer, Harald ^a   Schneitler, Clemens ^a   Oberkofler, Hannes ^a   Ebenbichler, Christoph ^b   Paulweber, Bernhard ^a   Sandhofer, Friedrich ^a   Ladurner, Gunther ^a   Hell, Emanuel ^a   Strosberg, A Donny ^c   Patsch, Josef R ^b   Krempler, Franz ^d   Patsch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Salzburger Landeskliniken   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^d Krankenhaus Hallein   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; BINDING SITES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL LINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; ION CHANNELS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034972150     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/88911     Document Type: Article

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