Study of the leptin levels and its gene polymorphisms in patients with idiopathic short stature and growth hormone deficiency

Endocrine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 196-204

  Su, Pen Hua ^a,b   Yang, Shun Fa ^a,b   Yu, Ju Shan ^a   Chen, Suh Jen ^a   Chen, Jia Yuh ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Idiopathic short stature; Insulin growth factor 1; Leptin; SNP polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SHORT STATURE; LEP GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84864996865     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9632-0     Document Type: Article

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