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A novel obesity locus on chromosome 4q: the Strong Heart Family Study.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2007
Almasy Laura, Göring Harald H H, Diego Vincent, Cole Shelley, Laston Sandra, Dyke Bennett, Howard Barbara V, Lee Elisa T, Best Lyle G, Devereux Richard, Fabsitz Richard R, MacCluer Jean W
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OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a growing and important public health problem in Western countries and worldwide. There is ample evidence that both environmental and genetic factors influence the risk of developing obesity. Although a number of genes influencing obesity and obesity-related measures have been localized, it is clear that others remain to be identified. The rate of obesity is particularly high in American...
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