Association between common polymorphisms of the proopiomelanocortin gene and body fat distribution: A family study

Diabetes

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2492-2496

  Baker, Michelle ^a   Gaukrodger, Nicole ^a   Mayosi, Bongani M ^b   Imrie, Helen ^a   Farrall, Martin ^c   Watkins, Hugh ^c   Connell, John M C ^d   Avery, Peter J ^a   Keavney, Bernard ^a,e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Human Genetics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 23644457655     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.8.2492     Document Type: Article

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