Obesity genes: Implication in childhood obesity

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Böttcher, Yvonne ^a   Körner, Antje ^a   Kovacs, Peter ^b   Kiess, Wieland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetics; Monogenic; Obesity; Polygenic

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 2; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPETITE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDEMIC; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 83455263630     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: 1878206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2011.08.009     Document Type: Review

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