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An epigenetic score for BMI based on DNA methylation correlates with poor physical health and major disease in the Lothian Birth Cohort

BACKGROUND: The relationship between obesity and adverse health is well established, but little is known about the contribution of DNA methylation to obesity-related health outcomes. This study tests associations between an epigenetic score for body mass index (BMI) and health-related, cognitive, ps...

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Autores principales: Hamilton, Olivia K. L., Zhang, Qian, McRae, Allan F., Walker, Rosie M., Morris, Stewart W., Redmond, Paul, Campbell, Archie, Murray, Alison D., Porteous, David J., Evans, Kathryn L., McIntosh, Andrew M., Deary, Ian J., Marioni, Riccardo E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6760607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30842548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0262-3