Screening for genetic variants in BDNF that contribute to childhood obesity

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-42

  Zegers, D ^a   Hendrickx, R ^a   Verrijken, A ^b   Van Hoorenbeeck, K ^b   Van Camp, J K ^a   De Craemer, V ^a   Rooman, R P ^b   Desager, K N ^b   Massa, G ^c   Van Gaal, L F ^b   Van Hul, W ^a   Beckers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BDNF; childhood obesity; genetic variants; melanocortin signalling

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

BDNF; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; GENETIC VARIANTS; MELANOCORTIN SIGNALLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 84900555333     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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