Comprehensive evaluation of the neuropeptide-Y gene variants in the risk of obesity

• Main Authors: Zain, Shamsul Mohd, Mohamed, Zahurin, Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid, Fauzi, F., Hamidi, A., Zaharan, Nur Lisa
• Format: Article
• Published: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19298/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FPC.0000000000000164

Background Orexigenic actions mediated by neuropeptide-Y (NPY) promote body weight regulation. Genetic variations in the NPY gene could therefore influence susceptibility to obesity, but results have been conflicting. We have carried out, for the first time, a case-control study to examine the effec...