Evidence that multiple genetic variants of MC4R play a functional role in the regulation of energy expenditure and appetite in Hispanic children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 191-199

  Cole, Shelley A ^a   Butte, Nancy F ^b   Voruganti, V Saroja ^a   Cai, Guowen ^c   Haack, Karin ^a   Kent Jr , Jack W ^a   Blangero, John ^a   Comuzzie, Anthony G ^a   McPherson, John D ^d   Gibbs, Richard A ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAS INSTITUTE INC   (United States)

^d ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MICRORNA; MC4R PROTEIN, HUMAN;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC RATE; OBESITY; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBABILITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SITTING; SLEEP; ADULT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 18; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXON; FAMILY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; APPETITE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXONS; FAMILY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICRORNAS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4;

EID: 74049147880     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28514     Document Type: Article

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