Melanocortin 3 receptor gene and melanocortin 4 receptor gene mutations: The Asian Perspective

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Lee, Yung Seng ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gene; Melanocortin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY FAT; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THERMOGENESIS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; OBESITY; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4;

EID: 84871824236     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2351     Document Type: Review

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