Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism (TaqI) and obesity in Chinese population.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- FAN, HUI-RU; LIN, LI-QUN; MA, HAO; LI, YING; SUN, CHANG-HAO
- Source
- Journal of Genetics. Sep2015, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p473-478. 6p.
- Subject
- *VITAMIN D receptors
*OBESITY
*GENETIC polymorphisms
*POPULATION genetics
*HAPLOTYPES
*BODY mass index
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-1333
The article focuses on a research related to association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism with obesity in population of China. Topics discussed include identification of ApaI and TaqI as nonfunctional polymorphisms, positive association of TaqI with obesity, and negative association of ApaI and FokI with fat mass and body mass index in haplotypes of China.