Genetic variation in the corticotrophin-releasing factor receptors: Identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms and association studies with obesity in UK Caucasians

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 442-446

  Challis, B G ^a   Luan, J ^b   Keogh, J ^a   Wareham, N J ^b   Farooqi, I S ^a   O'Rahilly, S ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticotrophin releasing factor; Genetics

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 1542270105     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802564     Document Type: Article

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