A genome-wide association study identifies a LEPR gene as a novel predisposing factor for childhood fasting plasma glucose

Genomics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 594-598

  Go, Min Jin ^a   Hwang, Joo Yeon ^a   Jang, Han Byul ^a   Heo, Lyong ^a   Park, Tae Joon ^a   Lee, Hye Ja ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^b   Kang, Jae Heon ^c   Lee, Juyoung ^a   Han, Bok Ghee ^a   Song, Jihyun ^a   Kim, Bong Jo ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AGEN T2D; Childhood; FPG; T2D

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LEPTIN RECEPTOR, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KOREAN (PEOPLE); LEPR GENE; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BLOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; FASTING; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 84919385689     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.09.001     Document Type: Letter

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