The Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPARγ2 gene regulates weight from birth to adulthood

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-190

  Pihlajamäki, Jussi ^a,d   Vanhala, Mauno ^b   Vanhala, Pasi ^c   Laakso, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Laukaa Health Centre   (Finland)

^c Pieksämäki Health Centre   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Ponderal index; PPAR ; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY;

ADULT; ALLELES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXONS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 4644292542     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.25     Document Type: Article

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