Site - 2548 of the leptin gene is associated with gender-specific trends in newborn size and cord leptin levels

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 130-137

  Adkins, Ronald M ^a   Klauser, Chad K ^b   Magann, Everett F ^c   Krushkal, Julia ^a   Boyd, Theonia K ^d   Fain, John N ^a   Morrison, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal development; Genotype; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 36348978705     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160701286734     Document Type: Article

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