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Maternal environment and genotype interact to establish diabesity in mice.
Genome research - 1 Oct 2000
Reifsnyder P C, Churchill G, Leiter E H
Abstract excerpt
Obesity, a major risk factor for type II diabetes, is becoming more prevalent in Western populations consuming high calorie diets while expending less energy both at the workplace and at home. Most human obesity, and probably most type II diabetes as well, reflects polygenic rather than monogenic...
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