Genetic and epigenetic control of metabolic health

Molecular Metabolism
|December 12, 2013
PubMed

Keywords:
ADCY3, adenylate cyclase 3AQP9, aquaporin 9BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factorCDKAL1, CDK5 regulatory subunit associated protein 1-like 1CPEB4, cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein 4DUSP22, dual specificity phosphatase 22DUSP8, dual specificity phosphatase 8EpigeneticsGALNT10, UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-d-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 10 (GalNAc-T10)GIPR, gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptorGNPDA2, glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase 2GP2, glycoprotein 2 (zymogen granule membrane)GWASHIPK3, homeodomain interacting protein kinase 3IFI16, interferon, gamma-inducible protein 16KCNQ1, potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 1KLHL32, kelch-like family member 32LEPR, leptin receptorMAP2K4, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4MAP2K5, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5MIR148A, microRNA 148aMMP9, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (gelatinase B, 92 kDa gelatinase, 92 kDa type IV collagenase)MNDA, myeloid cell nuclear differentiation antigenNFE2L3, nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 3ObesityPACS1, phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein 1PAX6, paired box gene 6PCSK1, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1PGC1α, peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1 alpha, PM2OD1PRKCH, protein kinase C, etaPRKD1, protein kinase D1PRKG1, protein kinase, cGMP-dependent, type IPositional cloningQPCTL, glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase-likeRBJ, DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, member 27RFC5, replication factor C (activator 1) 5RMST, rhabdomyosarcoma 2 associated transcript (non-protein coding)SEC16B, SEC16 homolog BTFAP2B, transcription factor AP-2 beta (activating enhancer binding protein 2 beta)TNNI3, troponin I type 3 (cardiac)TNNT1, troponin T type 1 (skeletal, slow)Type 2 diabetes

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