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Developmental changes in adiposity in toddlers and preschoolers in the GENESIS study and associations with the ACE I/D polymorphism.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jul 2007
Lagou V, Manios Y, Moran C N, Bailey M E S, Grammatikaki E, Oikonomou E, Ioannou E, Moschonis G, Wilson R H, Pitsiladis Y P
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 1 (ACE) I/D polymorphism and adiposity-related phenotypes in a large cohort of toddlers and preschoolers. METHODS: Body composition measurements and DNA samples were obtained from 2102 Greek children aged 1-6 years, as part of a large-scale epidemiological study (GENESIS). All children were genotyped for the ACE I/D...
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