Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Lifestyle-Related Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region: Comparative Study in Okinawa, Palau and Thailand

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Kagawa, Y ^a   Dever, G J ^b   Otto, C T Y ^b   Charupoonphol, P ^c   Supannatas, S ^c   Yanagisawa, Y ^a   Sakuma, M ^a   Hasegawa, K ^a  

^a KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Republic of Palau Ministry of Health   (Palau)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asians; Caucasians; Lifestyle related diseases; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLELE; ASIA; BODY MASS; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PALAU; POPULATION; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THAILAND;

EID: 0346122844     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500s04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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