Study of Association between Common Variation in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Gene and Indices of Obesity and Body Size in Middle-Aged Men and Women | Zendy

Barbara Heude | Zendy; Ken K. Ong | Zendy; Robert Luben | Zendy; Nicholas J. Wareham | Zendy; Manjinder S. Sandhu | Zendy

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Study of Association between Common Variation in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Gene and Indices of Obesity and Body Size in Middle-Aged Men and Women

Author(s) -

Barbara Heude,

Ken K. Ong,

Robert Luben,

Nicholas J. Wareham,

Manjinder S. Sandhu

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1948

Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , body mass index , haplotype , obesity , context (archaeology) , candidate gene , genetic association , biology , genetics , genome wide association study , genotype , medicine , gene , endocrinology , paleontology

The IGF2 gene (IGF2) plays a key role in growth and is a candidate for association with obesity. Previous studies have reported that polymorphisms in IGF2 are associated with body weight and body mass index (BMI), but the results have been inconsistent.

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