Obesity and eating behaviour in a three-generation Chilean family with carriers of the Thr150Ile mutation in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Santos, J L ^a   Amador, P ^b   Valladares, M ^a,b   Albala, C ^b   Martinez J A ^c   Marti, A ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eating behaviour; Genetic; Melanocortin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 59849121365     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178843     Document Type: Article

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