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The Lewis blood group--a new genetic marker of obesity.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 May 2005
Hein H O, Suadicani P, Gyntelberg F
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In a cross-sectional epidemiological study including 3290 men aged 53-75 y, mean=63, we tested the hypothesis that the Lewis phenotype Le(a-b-) is a genetic marker of obesity. All men were Lewis typed and measurements were made of height, weight, neck circumference, and hip fat fold. Obesity was defined as a body mass index >/=30 kg/m(2). Totally 291 men (8.8%) were obese; 9.6% of the men had the Le(a-b-)...
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