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Assessing the genetic overlap between BMI and cognitive function

Obesity and low cognitive function are associated with multiple adverse health outcomes across the life course. They have a small phenotypic correlation (r=−0.11; high body mass index (BMI)−low cognitive function), but whether they have a shared genetic aetiology is unknown. We investigated the phen...

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Autores principales: Marioni, R E, Yang, J, Dykiert, D, Mõttus, R, Campbell, A, Davies, G, Hayward, C, Porteous, D J, Visscher, P M, Deary, I J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4863955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26857597
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mp.2015.205