Genetic variants near the MGAT1 gene are associated with body weight, BMI and fatty acid metabolism among adults and children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-129

  Jacobsson, J A ^a   Rask Andersen, M ^a   Riserus U ^b   Moschonis, G ^c   Koumpitski, A ^c   Chrousos, G P ^d   Lannfelt, L ^b   Marcus, C ^e   Gyllensten, U ^f   Schioth H B ^a   Fredriksson, R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; body weight; fatty acids; insulin; MGAT1

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; INSULIN; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; MANNOSYL(ALPHA 1,3)GLYCOPROTEIN BETA 1,2 N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; PALMITOLEIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESPONSE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GREECE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84855667446     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.11     Document Type: Article

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