Open AccessAssociation between CST3 rs2424577 Polymorphism and Corpulence Related Phenotypes during Lifetime in Populations of European Ancestry
Author(s) -
Henri Hooton,
B. Dubern,
Cornéliu Henegar,
Lavinia Paternoster,
Ellen A. Nøhr,
Rohia Alili,
Francis Rousseau,
Véronique Pelloux,
Pilar Galán,
Serge Herçberg,
Peter Arner,
Thorkild I.A. Sørensen,
Karine Clément
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000327797
Subject(s) - medicine , phenotype , polymorphism (computer science) , pathology , genotype , genetics , biology , gene
Cystatin C, a protein coded by CST3 gene, is implicated in adipose tissue biology. Our hypothesis is that common variants in CST3 gene could play a role in the development of corpulence during lifetime.
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