[Pathophysiology and genetics of obesity].

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Obesity has become the most prevalent nutritional disorder in post-industrialised societies and it is associated with the development of severe and costly complications such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease or cancer. A large proportion of the risk of obesity is determined by the genetic susceptibility of an individual, but environmental factors conducive for the disorder play an important...

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