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Increasing Genetic Variance of Body Mass Index during the Swedish Obesity Epidemic

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is no doubt that the dramatic worldwide increase in obesity prevalence is due to changes in environmental factors. However, twin and family studies suggest that genetic differences are responsible for the major part of the variation in adiposity within populations. R...

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Autores principales: Rokholm, Benjamin, Silventoinen, Karri, Tynelius, Per, Gamborg, Michael, Sørensen, Thorkild I. A., Rasmussen, Finn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135