A POSSIBLE GENETIC COMPONENT OF OBESITY IN CHILDHOOD - OBSERVATIONS ON ACID-PHOSPHATASE POLYMORPHISM

被引:30
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作者
LUCARINI, N [1 ]
FINOCCHI, G [1 ]
GLORIABOTTINI, F [1 ]
MACIOCE, M [1 ]
BORGIANI, P [1 ]
AMANTE, A [1 ]
BOTTINI, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMERINO,DEPT CELL BIOL,GENET LAB,I-62032 CAMERINO,ITALY
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1990年 / 46卷 / 01期
关键词
Acid phosphatase; genetics of obesity;
D O I
10.1007/BF01955426
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Phenotypes of acid phosphatase with low enzymatic activity (ACP1 A and BA) are correlated with the highest degree of body mass increase observed in a sample of obese children. Since acid phosphatase probably functions as a flavin-mononucleotide phosphatase, differential modulation of flavo-enzyme activity and energy metabolism due to acid phosphatase genetic variability may explain the observed association. © 1990 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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页码:90 / 91
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