An obesity genetic risk score predicts risk of insulin resistance among Chinese children

Endocrine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 825-832

  Xi, Bo ^a   Zhao, Xiaoyuan ^b   Shen, Yue ^b   Wu, Lijun ^b   Hou, Dongqing ^b   Cheng, Hong ^b   Mi, Jie ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

Children; HOMA IR; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GNPDA2 GENE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KCTD15 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84911969446     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0217-y     Document Type: Article

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