Genetics of Obesity

Current Obesity Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-31

  Moleres, A ^a   Martinez, J A ^a   Marti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Copy number variant; Epigenetics; Genetic variant; Genetics; Genome wide association studies; Nutrigenetics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; NUTRIGENOMICS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84927562776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21624968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-012-0036-5     Document Type: Review

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