Mutational analysis of the coding region of the uncoupling protein 2 gene in obese NIDDM patients: Impact of a common amino acid polymorphism on juvenile and maturity onset forms of obesity and insulin resistance

Diabetologia

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1227-1230

  Urhammer, S A ^a   Dalgaard, L T ^a   Sorensen T I A ^b,c   Moller A M ^a   Andersen, T ^b,d   Tybjaerg Hansen A ^b,e   Hansen, T ^a   Clausen, J O ^f   Vestergaard, H ^a   Pedersen, O ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amino acid polymorphism; Genetics; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Uncoupling protein 2

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GENE PRODUCT; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN; VALINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC OBESITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 9844232617     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050811     Document Type: Article

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