Common variants near MC4R in relation to body fat, body fat distribution, metabolic traits and energy expenditure

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-189

  Kring, S I I ^a,b   Holst, C ^a   Toubro, S ^c   Astrup, A ^d   Hansen, T ^e   Pedersen, O ^e,f,g   Sorensen T I A ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Common variants; Epidemiology; MC4R; Metabolic traits

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; MC4R PROTEIN, HUMAN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DENMARK; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DENMARK; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249117319     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.215     Document Type: Article

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