Genetics of physical activity and physical inactivity in humans

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 559-578

  De Vilhena E Santos, Daniel Monteiro ^a   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^b   Seabra, André Filipe Teixeira ^a   Maia, José António Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate gene association; Genetic linkage; Heritability; Physical activity; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN 2; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE; CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR GENE; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 18P; CHROMOSOME 2Q; DRD2 GENE; EDNRB GENE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN 2 GENE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR GENE; PAPSS2 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SODIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGER 9 GENE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1 GENE;

GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84864588847     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-012-9534-1     Document Type: Review

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