Association between small for gestational age and paternally inherited 5′ insulin haplotypes

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 372-380

  Adkins, R M ^a,e   Krushkal, J ^a   Klauser, C K ^b,d   Magann, E F ^c   Morrison, J C ^b   Somes, G ^a  

^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 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Association study; Birth weight; Imprinting; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39449134942     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803700     Document Type: Article

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