Further support for linkage of extreme obesity to the obese gene in a study group of obese children and adolescents

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 341-344

  Roth, H ^a,d   Hinney, A ^a   Ziegler, A ^a   Barth, N ^a   Gerber, G ^a   Stein, K ^a   Bromel T ^a   Mayer, H ^b   Siegfried, W ^c   Schafer H ^a   Remschmidt, H ^a   Grzeschik, K H ^a   Hebebrand, J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital Hochried   (Germany)

^c Obesity Treatment Center Insula   (Germany)

^d Institute of Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leptin; Linkage; Microsatellite marker; Obese gene; Transmission disequilibrium test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 9844259470     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211776     Document Type: Article

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