Increased risk of obesity associated with the variant allele of the PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism in physically inactive elderly men

Diabetologia

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 496-500

  Ridderstrale M ^a   Johansson, L E ^a   Rastam, L ^a   Lindblad, U ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Genetics; Obesity; PGC1 ; Physical activity; PPARGC1A Gly482Ser

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; SERINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLELES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SERINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33244470881     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-0129-8     Document Type: Article

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