Dopamine receptor genetic polymorphisms and body composition in undernourished pastoralists: An exploration of nutrition indices among nomadic and recently settled Ariaal men of northern Kenya

BACKGROUND: Minor alleles of the human dopamine receptor polymorphisms, DRD2/TaqI A and DRD4/48 bp, are related to decreased functioning and/or numbers of their respective receptors and have been shown to be correlated with body mass, height and food craving. In addition, the 7R minor allele of the...

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Autores principales: Eisenberg, Dan TA, Campbell, Benjamin, Gray, Peter B, Sorenson, Michael D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-173

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-173

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