MC4R marker associated with stature in children and young adults: a longitudinal study.

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We investigated the associations between a polymorphism in the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene and changes in body size and composition from childhood to adulthood in the Québec Family Study. Ninety-one subjects (43 males) less than 18 years of age (mean age 13.5 +/- 2.4 years; range 8.4-17.8 years) at baseline were re-measured 11.2 years later on average. The anthropometric variables analyzed were height,...

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