The -30G>A polymorphism of the glucokinase gene promoter is associated with obesity in a population from southern Spain

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1973-1975

  Gómez Zumaquero, Juan M ^a   Rojo Martinez G ^a   Garcia Escobar E ^a   Martín Nũez, Gracia M ^a   Haro, J ^a   Esteva, I ^a   Ruiz De Adana, M ^a   Cuesta, Antonio L ^a   Olveira, G ^a   Morcillo, S ^a   Soriguer, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLUCOKINASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SPAIN;

EID: 48749133624     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.265     Document Type: Article

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