Tumor necrosis factor-α -308 G/A polymorphism in obese Caucasians

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 581-585

  Brand, E ^a   Schorr, U ^a   Kunz, I ^a,b   Kertmen, E ^a   Ringel, J ^a   Distler, A ^a   Sharma, A M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetics; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BODY COMPOSITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035072634     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801576     Document Type: Article

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