B399 - Birth Weight and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist - 21/06/2006

B number: 
B399
Principal applicant name: 
Dr John Newell-Price (University of Sheffield, UK)
Co-applicants: 
Dr Sheila Francis (University of Sheffield, UK), Dr Lee Abbott (University of Sheffield, UK), Ms Hannah Blagnys (University of Sheffield, UK)
Title of project: 
Birth Weight and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist.
Proposal summary: 

Aims

  • To use SNPs in linkage disequilibrium with IL-1RN*2 to genotype the 'Children in Focus' (CIF) cohort of the ALSPAC study.
  • To test for association of the inferred IL-1RN*2 genotype with birth weight.
Date proposal received: 
Wednesday, 21 June, 2006
Date proposal approved: 
Wednesday, 21 June, 2006
Keywords: 
Endocrine, Growth, Obesity, Birth weight, Genetics
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