Association of UCP3 gene -55C>T polymorphism and obesity in a Spanish population: A case-control study

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Alonso, Alvaro ^a   Martí, Amelia ^a   Corbalán, María Soledad ^a   Martínez González, Miguel A ^a   Forga, Luis ^b   Martínez, J Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Association studies; Obesity; Physical activity; Uncoupling protein 3

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPAIN; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

EID: 23844463466     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086883     Document Type: Article

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