Metabolic and cardiovascular traits: An abundance of recently identified common genetic variants

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue R2, 2008, Pages

  Mohlke, Karen L ^a   Boehnke, Michael ^b   Abecasis, Gonçalo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 58149328829     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn275     Document Type: Article

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