Impact of leptin and leptin-receptor gene polymorphisms on serum lipids in Japanese obese children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1213-1217

  Okada, T ^a   Ohzeki, T ^b   Nakagawa, Y ^b   Sugihara, S ^c   Arisaka, O ^d  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leptin gene; Leptin receptor gene; Obese children; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEPTIN; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 77954351287     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01778.x     Document Type: Article

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