Microsatellite polymorphism of the human leptin gene and risk of obesity

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 440-444

  Gardezi, Abeeha Z ^a   Ziaei, Yalda Z ^a   Marashi, Sahar M ^a  

^a DUBAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Highly variant repeat; LEP3 HVR; Leptin gene; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEP3 HVR GENE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE POLYMORPHISM; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 49749084363     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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