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Establishing a genetic link between FTO and VDR gene polymorphisms and obesity in the Emirati population

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a metabolic disease that is widely prevalent with approximately 600 million people classified as obese worldwide. Its etiology is multifactorial and involves a complex interplay between genes and the environment. Over the past few decades, obesity rates among the Emirati popul...

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Autores principales: Khan, Saad Mahmud, El Hajj Chehadeh, Sarah, Abdulrahman, Mehera, Osman, Wael, Al Safar, Habiba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29343214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-018-0522-z