Variation in the gene encoding Krüppel-like factor 7 influences body fat: Studies of 14818 Danes

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-609

  Zobel, Dorit P ^a   Andreasen, Camilla H ^a   Burgdorf, Kristoffer S ^a   Andersson, Ehm A ^a   Sansbæk, Annelli ^b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^b   Borch Johnsen, Torben ^a,b,c   Jørgensen, Torben ^c   Maeda, Shiro ^d   Nakamura, Yusuke ^d   Eiberg, Hans ^e   Pederse, Oluf ^a,b,f   Hansen, Torben ^a,g  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; KLF7 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENMARK; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AGED; ALLELES; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 64549160686     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-08-0688     Document Type: Article

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