Study of obesity associated proopiomelanocortin gene polymorphism: relation to metabolic profile and eating habits in a sample of obese Egyptian children and adolescents
Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics [The]. 2017; 18 (1): 67-73
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-189219
ABSTRACT
Background:
Melanocortinergic system represents a known system involved in the central regulation of body weight with the central proopiomelanocortin [POMC] neurons forming a potent anorexigenic network. Polymorphisms in the POMC gene locus are associated with obesity phenotypes
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Polymorphism, Genetic
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Pro-Opiomelanocortin
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Body Mass Index
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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Adolescent
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Adiposity
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Feeding Behavior
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Metabolism
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Egypt. J. Med. Hum. Genet.
Year:
2017
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