Variability in the Heritability of Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression

Evidence for a major role of genetic factors in the determination of body mass index (BMI) comes from studies of related individuals. Despite consistent evidence for a heritable component of BMI, estimates of BMI heritability vary widely between studies and the reasons for this remain unclear. While...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Elks, Cathy E., den Hoed, Marcel, Zhao, Jing Hua, Sharp, Stephen J., Wareham, Nicholas J., Loos, Ruth J. F., Ong, Ken K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Materias:
Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3355836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22645519
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00029

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3355836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22645519
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00029

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