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The Genetics of Obesity

Obesity is a result of excess body fat accumulation. This excess is associated with adverse health effects such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. The development of obesity has an evident environmental contribution, but as shown by heritability estimates of 40% to 70%, a genetic susceptibility co...

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Autores principales: Herrera, Blanca M., Lindgren, Cecilia M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Current Science Inc. 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20931363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11892-010-0153-z