DGAT1 promoter polymorphism associated with alterations in body mass index, high density lipoprotein levels and blood pressure in Turkish women

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-73

  Ludwig, Erwin H ^a   Mahley, R W ^a,b   Palaoglu, E ^c   Ozbayrakci S ^c   Balestra, M E ^a   BoreckiI, I B ^d   Innerarity, T L ^a   Farese Jr , R V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Genetic association; Metabolic syndrome; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Syndrome X; Triacylglycerol; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; DIACYLGLYCEROL; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MICROSOME ENZYME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOCYTE; ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPREGULATION;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TURKEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036665066     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620109.x     Document Type: Article

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