Association of the ins/del polymorphisms of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) with BMI in a Korean population

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 371, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 767-771

  Lee, Yong Hwan ^a   Kim, Won ^a   Yu, Byeng Chul ^a   Park, Byung Lae ^b   Kim, Lyoung Hyo ^b   Shin, Hyoung Doo ^b,c  

^a Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b SNP Genetics Inc   (South Korea)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Polymorphism; Uncoupling proteins 2

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RISK; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH KOREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALLELES; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; ION CHANNELS; KOREA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 44349128374     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.144     Document Type: Article

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