Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexican children.

Mejía-Benítez, María A

Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexican children. [electronic resource] - Diabetologia Feb 2015 - 290-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1432-0428

10.1007/s00125-014-3441-3 doi


Body Mass Index
Carbohydrate Metabolism--genetics
Child
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease--genetics
Genetic Variation
Genome-Wide Association Study
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Mexico--epidemiology
Obesity--epidemiology
Public Health
Salivary alpha-Amylases--genetics