Prevalence of the leptin and leptin receptor gene variants and obesity risk factors among Malaysian university students of Setapak, Kuala Lumpur

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Liew, Suet Fang ^a   Chuah, Her Swang ^a   Lau, Chooi Ling ^a   Lee, Chean Hui ^a   Say, Yee How ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Malaysia; Obesity; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MOUTHWASH;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT;

EID: 77953402923     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2009.49.58     Document Type: Article

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