Association between an agouti-related protein gene polymorphism and anorexia nervosa

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-328

  Vink, T ^a   Hinney, A ^b   Van Elburg, A A ^c   Van Goozen, S H M ^c   Sandkuijl, L A ^c   Sinke, R J ^c   Herpertz Dahlmann, B M ^d   Hebebrand, J ^b   Remschmidt, H ^b   Van Engeland, H ^c   Adan, R A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha MSH metabolism; Eating; Fasting; Genetic screening; Human; Missense; Mutation

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FASTING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS;

EID: 17744381543     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000854     Document Type: Article

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