Energy in, energy out, and the effects of obesity-related genes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2603-2604

  Leibel, Rudolph L ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN FTM; PROTEIN FTO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 57749099139     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0808660     Document Type: Editorial

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