Analysis of the relationship between three coding polymorphisms in LEPR gene and obesity in northern Chinese

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-266

  Qu, Yanchun ^a,b,c   Yang, Ze ^c   Jin, Feng ^d   Sun, Liang ^c   Zhang, Chuanfang ^a   Sun, Hong ^e   Wang, Binyou ^e   Wang, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^e HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case control study; Haplotype; LEPR gene; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LYSINE; PROLINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 36248940242     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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