José Luis Santos M

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Country: Chile

Publications

  1. ncbi Copy number polymorphism of the salivary amylase gene: implications in human nutrition research
    J L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics 5:117-31. 2012
  2. ncbi APOA5 Q97X mutation identified through homozygosity mapping causes severe hypertriglyceridemia in a Chilean consanguineous family
    Catalina Dussaillant
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda, Santiago, Chile
    BMC Med Genet 13:106. 2012
  3. ncbi Risk variants in BMP4 promoters for nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate in a Chilean population
    José Suazo
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile
    BMC Med Genet 12:163. 2011
  4. ncbi Maternal anthropometry and feeding behavior toward preschool children: association with childhood body mass index in an observational study of Chilean families
    Jose Luis Santos
    Departamento de Nutricion, Diabetes y Metabolismo Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:93. 2009
  5. ncbi Obesity and eating behaviour in a three-generation Chilean family with carriers of the Thrl50Ile mutation in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene
    J L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
    J Physiol Biochem 64:205-10. 2008
  6. ncbi [Leptin-melanocortin system, body weight regulation and obesity]
    José Luis Santos M
    Departamento de Nutricion, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 137:1225-34. 2009
  7. ncbi Association between eating behavior scores and obesity in Chilean children
    Jose L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
    Nutr J 10:108. 2011
  8. ncbi [Association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes and obesity in Chilean elderly women]
    José Luis Santos M
    Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 134:1099-106. 2006

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Copy number polymorphism of the salivary amylase gene: implications in human nutrition research
    J L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics 5:117-31. 2012
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  2. ncbi APOA5 Q97X mutation identified through homozygosity mapping causes severe hypertriglyceridemia in a Chilean consanguineous family
    Catalina Dussaillant
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda, Santiago, Chile
    BMC Med Genet 13:106. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the genetic locus responsible for the severe HTG in this family...
  3. ncbi Risk variants in BMP4 promoters for nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate in a Chilean population
    José Suazo
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile
    BMC Med Genet 12:163. 2011
    ..The aim of the present study was to search for possible causal mutations within BMP4 promoters (BMP4.1 and BMP4.2)...
  4. ncbi Maternal anthropometry and feeding behavior toward preschool children: association with childhood body mass index in an observational study of Chilean families
    Jose Luis Santos
    Departamento de Nutricion, Diabetes y Metabolismo Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:93. 2009
    ..A better understanding of the link between eating behavior and maternal feeding practices with childhood and maternal weight status is of great interest...
  5. ncbi Obesity and eating behaviour in a three-generation Chilean family with carriers of the Thrl50Ile mutation in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene
    J L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
    J Physiol Biochem 64:205-10. 2008
    ..According to our knowledge, this is the first report of MC4R mutations in South American populations...
  6. ncbi [Leptin-melanocortin system, body weight regulation and obesity]
    José Luis Santos M
    Departamento de Nutricion, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 137:1225-34. 2009
    ..The use of leptin-melanocortin agonists, drugs to avoid leptin resistance or combinations of treatments with leptin and other satiating peptides are currently being investigated for multifacotiral human obesity...
  7. ncbi Association between eating behavior scores and obesity in Chilean children
    Jose L Santos
    Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
    Nutr J 10:108. 2011
    ..Inadequate eating behavior and physical inactivity contribute to the current epidemic of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the association between eating behavior scores and childhood obesity in Chilean children...
  8. ncbi [Association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes and obesity in Chilean elderly women]
    José Luis Santos M
    Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Rev Med Chil 134:1099-106. 2006
    ..Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has an increased expression in the adipose tissue of obese subjects and is involved in insulin resistance...