Molecular screening of the ghrelin gene in Italian obese children: the Leu72Met variant is associated with an earlier onset of obesity

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E Miraglia del Giudice
N Santoro
G Cirillo
P Raimondo
A Grandone
A D'Aniello
M Di Nardo
L Perrone
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[1] Second University of Napoli,Department of Pediatrics
来源：
International Journal of Obesity | 2004年 / 28卷
关键词：
early-onset obesity; ghrelin; polymorphism; body mass index;
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OBJECTIVE: To test whether ghrelin variants could play a role in modulating some aspects of the obese phenotype during childhood.
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