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Resting metabolic rate and respiratory quotient: results from a genome-wide scan in the Quebec Family Study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2006
Jacobson Peter, Rankinen Tuomo, Tremblay Angelo, Pérusse Louis, Chagnon Yvon C, Bouchard Claude
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genes influencing resting metabolic rate (RMR) and respiratory quotient (RQ) represent candidate genes for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome because of the involvement of these traits in energy balance and substrate oxidation. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci (QTL) contributing to the variability in RMR and RQ. DESIGN: Regression-based and...
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