Polymorphisms of the UCP2 gene are associated with body fat distribution and risk of abdominal obesity in Spanish population

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Martinez Hervas, Sergio ^a,b   Mansego, Maria L ^a,c   de Marco, Griselda ^a   Martinez, Fernando ^a,c   Alonso, Mónica P ^d   Morcillo, Sonsoles ^b,e   Rojo Martinez, Gemma ^b,e   Real, Jose T ^a,b   Ascaso, Juan F ^a,b   Redon, Josep ^a,c   Martin Escudero, Juan C ^d   Soriguer, Federico ^b,e   Chaves, Felipe J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Genetic polymorphisms; Obesity; Uncoupling proteins

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855480203     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2011.02570.x     Document Type: Article

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