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Birth weight modifies the association between central-nervous-system gene variation and adult body mass index

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified approximately 100 loci associated with body mass index (BMI). Persons with low birth-weight have an increased risk of metabolic disorders. We postulate that normal mechanisms of body weight regulation are disrupted in subjects with low birth-wei...

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Autores principales: Ruiz-Narváez, Edward A., Haddad, Stephen A., Rosenberg, Lynn, Palmer, Julie R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26582267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jhg.2015.139