Family and population-based studies of variation within the ghrelin receptor locus in relation to me...
Family and population-based studies of variation within the ghrelin receptor locus in relation to measures of obesity
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Gjesing, Anette P , Larsen, Lesli H , Torekov, Signe S , Hainerová, Irena Aldhoon , Kapur, Rahul , Johansen, Anders , Albrechtsen, Anders , Boj, Sylvia , Holst, Birgitte , Harper, Angela , Urhammer, Søren A , Borch-Johnsen, Knut , Pisinger, Charlotta , Echwald, Søren M , Eiberg, Hans , Astrup, Arne , Lebl, Jan , Ferrer, Jorge , Schwartz, Thue W , Hansen, Torben and Pedersen, Oluf
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) is mediating hunger sensation when stimulated by its natural ligand ghrelin. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that common and rare variation in the GHSR locus are related to increased prevalence of obesity and overweight among Whites.
In a population-based study sample of 15,854 unrel...
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Family and population-based studies of variation within the ghrelin receptor locus in relation to measures of obesity
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Author / Creator
Larsen, Lesli H
Torekov, Signe S
Hainerová, Irena Aldhoon
Kapur, Rahul
Johansen, Anders
Albrechtsen, Anders
Boj, Sylvia
Holst, Birgitte
Harper, Angela
Urhammer, Søren A
Borch-Johnsen, Knut
Pisinger, Charlotta
Echwald, Søren M
Eiberg, Hans
Astrup, Arne
Lebl, Jan
Ferrer, Jorge
Schwartz, Thue W
Hansen, Torben
Pedersen, Oluf
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289444654
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289444654
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0010084
