Relationship of variation 3057 G → A of exon 20 of leptin receptor gene to lipid metabolism and fat distribution of children with obesity

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-256

  Liu, Chang Yun ^a   Wang, Yong Qin ^a   Liu, Hong Ying ^a   Ji, Jia Fen ^a   Li, Wei Hua ^a   Bie, Hui Ling ^a   Li, Lan Xiu ^a  

^a WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Leptin receptor; Lipid metabolism; Obesity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 2942746664     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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