First investigation of two obesity-related loci (TMEM18, FTO) concerning their association with educational level as well as income: The MONICA/KORA study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-176

  Holzapfel, Christina ^a,b   Grallert, Harald ^b,c   Baumert, Jens ^b   Thorand, Barbara ^b   Döring, Angela ^b   Wichmann, H Erich ^b,c   Hauner, Hans ^a   Illig, Thomas ^b   Mielck, Andreas ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTO PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TMEM18 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

BODY MASS; FAT; GENETIC VARIATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCOME; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78651344915     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.106492     Document Type: Article

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