Genetics of obesity

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-17

  Shawky, Rabah M ^a,b   Sadik, Doaa I ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Body weight regulation; Obesity; Obesity syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; INTERMEDIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA 2; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 1; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADIPOGENESIS; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ALLELE; ALSTROM SYNDROME; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CALORIC INTAKE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MICROCEPHALY; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SIMPSON GOLABI BEHMEL SYNDROME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE BUD; THERMOGENESIS; TURNER SYNDROME; WAGR SYNDROME; WEIGHT CONTROL; WILSON DISEASE; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 84900348880     PISSN: 11108630     EISSN: 20902441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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