Increased Genetic Variance of BMI with a Higher Prevalence of Obesity

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is no doubt that the dramatic worldwide increase in obesity prevalence is due to changes in environmental factors. However, twin studies suggest that genetic differences are responsible for the major part of the variation in body mass index (BMI) and other measures o...

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Autores principales: Rokholm, Benjamin, Silventoinen, Karri, Ängquist, Lars, Skytthe, Axel, Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm, Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020816

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020816

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