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European lactase persistence genotype shows evidence of association with increase in body mass index

The global prevalence of obesity has increased significantly in recent decades, mainly due to excess calorie intake and increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Here, we test the association between obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) and one of the best-known genetic variants showing strong selectiv...

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Autores principales: Kettunen, Johannes, Silander, Kaisa, Saarela, Olli, Amin, Najaf, Müller, Martina, Timpson, Nicholas, Surakka, Ida, Ripatti, Samuli, Laitinen, Jaana, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Pouta, Anneli, Lahermo, Päivi, Anttila, Verneri, Männistö, Satu, Jula, Antti, Virtamo, Jarmo, Salomaa, Veikko, Lehtimäki, Terho, Raitakari, Olli, Gieger, Christian, Wichmann, Erich H., Van Duijn, Cornelia M., Smith, George Davey, McCarthy, Mark I., Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Perola, Markus, Peltonen, Leena
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20015952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddp561