Association between variants of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) and overweight: a systematic review and an analysis of the CoLaus study.

<h4>Background</h4>Three non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (Q223R, K109R and K656N) of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) have been tested for association with obesity-related outcomes in multiple studies, showing inconclusive results. We performed a systematic review and meta-...

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Main Authors: Nicole Bender, Noëmi Allemann, Diana Marek, Peter Vollenweider, Gérard Waeber, Vincent Mooser, Matthias Egger, Murielle Bochud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22028824/pdf/?tool=EBI