Appetite regulation genes are associated with body mass index in black South African adolescents: a genetic association study

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a complex trait with both environmental and genetic contributors. Genome-wide association studies have identified several variants that are robustly associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI), many of which are found within genes involved in appetite regulation. Current...

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Autores principales: Lombard, Zané, Crowther, Nigel J, van der Merwe, Lize, Pitamber, Punita, Norris, Shane A, Ramsay, Michèle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
Materias:
Genetics and Genomics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000873

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000873

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