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Associations between body mass index-related genetic variants and adult body composition: the Fenland cohort study

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) is a surrogate measure of adiposity but does not distinguish fat from lean or bone mass. The genetic determinants of BMI are thought to predominantly influence adiposity but this has not been confirmed. Here we characterise the association between BMI-rela...

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Autores principales: Clifton, Emma A D, Day, Felix R, De Lucia Rolfe, Emanuella, Forouhi, Nita G, Brage, Soren, Griffin, Simon J, Wareham, Nicholas J, Ong, Ken K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.11