id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_i2ygnhibmng5fo6u7fe7naecu4 M E Tejero Linkage analysis of circulating levels of adiponectin in hispanic children 2006.0 8 .pdf application/pdf 6317 754 68 adiponectin in Hispanic children participating in the VIVA LA FAMILIA Study by use of a systematic genome scan. chromosome 11 has been associated with obesity and diabetes-related traits in adult populations, this is the first observation of Conclusion: Our genome scan in children has identified a novel QTL and replicated QTLs in chromosomal regions previously Keywords: adiponectin; genetics; linkage; childhood obesity; QTL; genome scan adults, obese children and adolescents have lower adiponectin levels than their normal weight counterparts, and Order Amish found linkage of adiponectin levels to chromosome 3p27, and an investigation in Pima Indians, a Figure 2 String plot of fasting serum adiponectin of Hispanic children using sex, age, age2 and BMI-Z score as covariates. Table 3 Linkage studies for circulating adiponectin levels in adults Chromosomal region Markers Phenotype Population LOD score Reference Linkage analysis of circulating levels of adiponectin in hispanic children ./cache/work_i2ygnhibmng5fo6u7fe7naecu4.pdf ./txt/work_i2ygnhibmng5fo6u7fe7naecu4.txt