The Lewis blood group - A new genetic marker of obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 540-542

  Hein, H O ^a,b   Suadicani, P ^a   Gyntelberg, F ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lewis phenotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; HIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 17844364628     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802923     Document Type: Article

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