Missense variants in the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 gene in lean and obese subjects

Hamann, A.; Münzberg, Heike; Buttron, P; Büsing, B.; Hinney, Anke; Mayer, Hermann; Siegfried, Wolfgang; Hebebrand, Johannes; Greten, H.

doi:10.1530/eje.0.1410090

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Missense variants in the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 gene in lean and obese subjects

Published in European Journal of Endocrinology • Jul 1, 1999

Authors:

A. Hamann

Heike Münzberg

P Buttron

Abstract

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 (PPARgamma2) is almost uniquely expressed in adipose tissue and is of major importance for fat cell differentiation and lipid metabolism. This study was undertaken to assess whether two missense variants in the PPARgamma2 gene are associated with...

Subject

Endocrinology

Internal medicine

Missense mutation

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