Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the leptin receptor gene: Studies in anorexia nervosa

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Quinton, Naomi D ^a   Meechan, D W ^b   Brown, K ^a   Eastwood, H ^a   Blakemore, A I F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Genotype; Leptin receptor; SNP

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 1; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CODON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREMENOPAUSE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 11144221312     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-200412000-00004     Document Type: Article

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