Linkage exclusion analysis of two candidate regions on chromosomes 7 and 11: Leptin and UCP2/UCP3 are not QTLs for obesity in US Caucasians

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 602-608

  Guo, Jing Jing ^a   Liu, Yong Jun ^b   Li, Miao Xing ^a   Yang, Yan Jun ^a   Recker, Robert R ^b   Deng, Hong Wen ^a,b,c  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fat mass; Leptin; Linkage exclusion analysis; Percentage fat mass; UCP2 UCP3

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 7; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; UNITED STATES;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ION CHANNELS; LEPTIN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19444385398     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.04.160     Document Type: Article

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