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Obesity genes: so close and yet so far...

Little is known about genetic variants that predispose individuals toward leanness or fatness. This minireview highlights recent advances in the study of human populations, animal models and synergistic efforts as described by De Luca and colleagues in BMC Genetics, which are beginning to harvest lo...

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Autores principales: Pomp, Daniel, Mohlke, Karen L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol93
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description Little is known about genetic variants that predispose individuals toward leanness or fatness. This minireview highlights recent advances in the study of human populations, animal models and synergistic efforts as described by De Luca and colleagues in BMC Genetics, which are beginning to harvest low-hanging fruit in the search for obesity genes.
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spelling pubmed-27763882009-11-13 Obesity genes: so close and yet so far... Pomp, Daniel Mohlke, Karen L J Biol Minireview Little is known about genetic variants that predispose individuals toward leanness or fatness. This minireview highlights recent advances in the study of human populations, animal models and synergistic efforts as described by De Luca and colleagues in BMC Genetics, which are beginning to harvest low-hanging fruit in the search for obesity genes. BioMed Central 2008 2008-11-27 /pmc/articles/PMC2776388/ /pubmed/19046411 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol93 Text en Copyright © 2008 BioMed Central Ltd
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776388/
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