Mutation screening and function prediction of melanocortin-4 receptor gene in obese children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 356-361

  Song, Jie Yun ^a   Wang, Du ^a   Ma, Jun ^a   Wang, Hai Jun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Function prediction; Gene screening; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WEIGHT CONTROL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OBESITY; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4;

EID: 84930155934     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2015.04.013     Document Type: Article

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