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Susceptibility loci for adiposity phenotypes on 8p, 9p, and 16q in American Samoa and Samoa.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2009
Aberg Karolina, Dai Feng, Sun Guangyun, Keighley Ember D, Indugula Subba R, Roberts Sarah T, Zhang Qi, Smelser Diane, Viali Satupaitea, Tuitele John, Jin Li, Deka Ranjan, Weeks Daniel E, McGarvey Stephen T
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a complex phenotype affected by genetic and environmental influences such as sociocultural factors and individual behaviors. Previously, we performed two separate genome-wide investigations for adiposity-related traits (BMI, percentage body fat (%BF), abdominal circumference (ABDCIR), and serum leptin and serum adiponectin levels) in families from American Samoa and in families from Samoa. The two...
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