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The genetics of obesity in Mexican Americans: the evidence from genome scanning efforts in the San Antonio family heart study.

Human biology - 1 Oct 2003

Comuzzie Anthony G, Mitchell Braxton D, Cole Shelley, Martin Lisa J, Hsueh Wen-Chi, Rainwater David L, Almasy Laura, Stern Michael P, Hixson James, MacCluer Jean W, Blangero John

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Recent estimates indicate that approximately 18% of the population in the United States can be considered obese (defined as a body mass index [BMI] > or = 30), and this rate is even higher among ethnic populations such as Mexican Americans. This figure becomes very significant given the strong evidence for obesity as a major risk factor for a variety of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus and...

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PMID: 14763601
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0073

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