Article
Association of BMI with the beta3-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism in Japanese: meta-analysis.
Obesity research - 1 Dec 2001
Kurokawa N, Nakai K, Kameo S, Liu Z M, Satoh H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the Trp64Arg polymorphism in the beta3-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB3) on body mass index (BMI) in the Japanese population. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: We selected studies that evaluated the association between BMI and ADRB3 polymorphism among Japanese, using MEDLINE and PubMed. After data collection, an extension of ANOVA was performed to assess the differences according...
Topics
- Alleles
- Arginine
- Body Mass Index
- Gene Frequency
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Japan
- MEDLINE
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3
- Tryptophan
