A common variant near the PRL gene is associated with increased adiposity in males

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-81

  Nilsson, Louise ^a   Olsson, Anders H ^a   Isomaa, Bo ^c,d   Groop, Leif ^b   Billig, Håkan ^a   Ling, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^d Malmska Municipal Health Center and Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; BMI; Fat percentage; Prolactin; Rs4712652

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; DNA, INTERGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROLACTIN;

EID: 78650915188     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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