LEP 3′HVR is associated with obesity and leptin levels in Brazilian individuals

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-380

  Hinuy, Hamilton M ^a   Hirata, Mario H ^a   Sampaio, Marcelo F ^b   Armaganijan, Dikran ^b   Salazar, Luis A ^c   Hirata, Rosario D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Coronary artery disease; Gene polymorphism; Hypertension; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN; LIPID; DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FLANKING REGION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT CHANGE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MIDDLE AGED;

3' FLANKING REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; DNA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33750633139     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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