A meta-analytic investigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 640-646

  Heo, M ^a   Leibel, R L ^a   Fontaine, K R ^b   Boyer, B B ^c   Chung, W K ^a   Koulu, M ^d   Karvonen, M K ^d   Pesonen, U ^d   Rissanen, A ^e   Laakso, M ^f   Uusitupa, M I J ^f   Chagnon, Y ^g   Bouchard, C ^h   Donohoue, P A ⁱ   Burns, T L ^i,j   Shuldiner, A R ^k   Silver, K ^k   Andersen, R E ^b   Pedersen, O ^l   Echwald, S ^l   Sorensen T I A ^m   Behn, P ⁿ   Permutt, M A ^o   Jacobs, K B ^p   Elston, R C ^p   Hoffman, D J ^q   Gropp, E ^a   Allison, D B ^j   more..

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^h PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^l STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^m The Capital Region   (Denmark)

ⁿ Internal Medicine Associates   (United States)

^o WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Association; Body mass index; Leptin receptor polymorphism; Linkage; Meta analysis; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN RECEPTOR;

AGE; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPISTASIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ALLELES; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARRIER PROTEINS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 18344396039     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801990     Document Type: Article

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