Developmental changes in adiposity in toddlers and preschoolers in the GENESIS study and associations with the ACE I/D polymorphism

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1052-1060

  Lagou, V ^a   Manios, Y ^b   Moran, C N ^a   Bailey, M E S ^a   Grammatikaki, E ^b   Oikonomou, E ^b   Ioannou, E ^b   Moschonis, G ^b   Wilson, R H ^a   Pitsiladis, Y P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACE I D polymorphism; Adiposity related phenotypes; Association study; Toddlers and preschoolers

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TODDLER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 34250814495     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803605     Document Type: Article

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