APOE and TGF-β1 genes are associated with obesity phenotypes

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Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2, has become a worldwide public health problem.1 About 250 million adults, roughly 7% of the world adult population, are considered obese and two or three times as many may be overweight with BMI of 25–30 kg/m2.2 A recent analysis shows that the health care cost of obesity is probably between 0.89% and 4.32% of the national expenditure in the...

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