Copy number polymorphism of the salivary amylase gene: Implications in human nutrition research

Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 117-131

  Santos, J L ^a   Saus, E ^c,e   Smalley, S V ^a   Cataldo, L R ^a   Alberti, G ^a   Parada, J ^b   Gratacos M ^c,e   Estivill, X ^c,d,e  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Centre for Genomic Regulation   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amylase; Copy number variation; Saliva; Starch

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE PANCREAS ISOENZYME; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; STARCH;

COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SATIETY; SOCIAL STRESS; TASTE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIET; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MASTICATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PAN TROGLODYTES; RATS; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85027938500     PISSN: 16616499     EISSN: 16616758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339951     Document Type: Review

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