Genetic variation in the leptin receptor gene, leptin, and weight gain in young Dutch adults

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-386

  Van Rossum, Caroline T M ^a   Hoebee, Barbara ^a   Van Baak, Marleen A ^b   Mars, Monica ^c   Saris, Wim H M ^b   Seidell, Jacob C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Polymorphisms; Prospective study; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMINE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LYSINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARGININE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LYSINE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038207754     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.51     Document Type: Article

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