Latent common genetic components of obesity traits.

doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.194

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Latent common genetic components of obesity traits.

International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Dec 2008

Tayo B O, Harders R, Luke A, Zhu X, Cooper R S

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BACKGROUND: Obesity is rapidly becoming a global epidemic. Unlike many complex human diseases, obesity is defined not just by a single trait or phenotype, but jointly by measures of anthropometry and metabolic status. METHODS: We applied maximum likelihood factor analysis to identify common latent factors underlying observed covariance in multiple obesity-related measures. Both the genetic components and the mode...

Topics

Adult
Black or African American
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Body Size
Body Weight
Chicago
Family
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Likelihood Functions
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Obesity
Risk Assessment

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PMID: 18936762
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.194
PMCID: PMC2830146

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