Association with Leptin Gene c.-2548 G>A Polymorphism, Serum Leptin Levels, and Body Mass Index in Turkish Obese Patients

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-247

  Sahin, Deniz Say ^b   Tumer, Cemil ^c   Demir, Cemil ^b   Celik, M Murat ^c   Celik, Mustafa ^a   Ucar, Edip ^c   Gunesacar, Ramazan ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARDIN ARTUKLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; c. 2548 G>A; Leptin; Obesity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874263229     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-012-9427-1     Document Type: Article

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