Gene polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor locus and waist-hip ratio in obese Koreans

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 338, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Um, Jae Young ^a   Park, Jae Hwang ^b   Kim, Hyung Min ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Koreans; Obese; Polymorphism; Tumor necrosis factor; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0344586165     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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