Article
D2 dopamine receptor gene and obesity.
The International journal of eating disorders - 1 Apr 1994
Noble E P, Noble R E, Ritchie T, Syndulko K, Bohlman M C, Noble L A, Zhang Y, Sparkes R S, Grandy D K
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Taql A D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) alleles was determined in 73 obese women and men. In this sample with a mean body mass index of 35.1, the A1 (minor) allele of the DRD2 gene was present in 45.2% of these nonalcohol, nondrug abusing subjects. The DRD2 A1 allele was not associat...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Alleles
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Female
- Food Preferences
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction