Association study of common polymorphisms in MSRA, TFAP2B, MC4R, NRXN3, PPARGC1A, TMEM18, SEC16B, HOXB5 and OLFM4 genes with obesity-related traits among Portuguese children

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 307-313

  Albuquerque, David ^a   Nóbrega, Clévio ^b   Rodríguez López, Raquel ^c   Manco, Licínio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BMI; childhood obesity; polymorphisms; Portuguese children; weight

Indexed keywords

DNA HOMOLOG; HOMEOBOX B5; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOMOLOG OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE SEC16; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE A; NEUREXIN; NEUREXIN 3; OLFACTOMEDIN 4; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA COACTIVATOR 1ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2 BETA; TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 18; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

CHILD; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84903142156     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2014.23     Document Type: Article

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