Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans

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dc.contributor.advisorMeissner, Pen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRayner, B Len_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRamesar, Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorPascoe, M Den_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOkpechi, Ikechi Garethen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T09:09:23Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T09:09:23Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 226-256).
dc.description.abstractObesity is a worldwide problem and is a factor in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and kidney disease through the development of obesity-related hypertension and neurohormonal mechanisms that include the action of leptin. As there appear to be no focussed studies that have looked at the association of the LEP gene with kidney disease phenotypes or cardiovascular disease markers like hypertension, the metabolic syndrome and obesity, and especially so in native black Africans, this study sought to establish an association between the obesity gene (LEP) and kidney disease phenotypes (independent of diabetes and hypertension) in a homogenous black African population.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOkpechi, I. G. (2008). <i>Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3446en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOkpechi, Ikechi Gareth. <i>"Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3446en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOkpechi, I. 2008. Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Okpechi, Ikechi Gareth AB - Obesity is a worldwide problem and is a factor in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and kidney disease through the development of obesity-related hypertension and neurohormonal mechanisms that include the action of leptin. As there appear to be no focussed studies that have looked at the association of the LEP gene with kidney disease phenotypes or cardiovascular disease markers like hypertension, the metabolic syndrome and obesity, and especially so in native black Africans, this study sought to establish an association between the obesity gene (LEP) and kidney disease phenotypes (independent of diabetes and hypertension) in a homogenous black African population. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans TI - Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3446 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3446
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOkpechi IG. Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3446en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedicineen_ZA
dc.titleMetabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africansen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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