Association analysis of genes involved in the leptin-signaling pathway with obesity in Brazil

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1179-1185

  Mattevi, V S ^a   Zembrzuski, V M ^a   Hutz, Mara H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Neuropeptide Y; Obesity; Polymorphism; Susceptibility genes

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEP GENE; LEPR GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NPY GENE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036732501     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802067     Document Type: Article

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