Association of a common variant of the leptin gene with blood pressure in an obese Brazilian population

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 577-580

  Genelhu, Virginia A ^a   Celoria, Bruno M J ^a   Pimentel, Marcia M G ^a   Duarte, St̂nio F P ^a   Cabello, Pedro H ^b   Francischetti, Emílio A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 67349249110     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.7     Document Type: Article

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