Association between polymorphisms in the Clock gene, obesity and the metabolic syndrome in man

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 658-662

  Scott, E M ^a   Carter, A M ^a   Grant, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Clock gene; Haplotypes; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLOCK GENE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THROMBOSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 42149170517     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803778     Document Type: Article

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