Leptin gene polymorphism is associated with hypertension independent of obesity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2909-2912

  Shintani, Maki ^a   Ikegami, Hiroshi ^a   Fujisawa, Tomomi ^a   Kawaguchi, Yoshihiko ^b   Ohishi, Mitsuru ^b   Katsuya, Tomohiro ^a   Higaki, Jitsuo ^a   Shimamoto, Kazuaki ^b   Ogihara, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036072768     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8595     Document Type: Article

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