[Weight reduction in obese subjects--what role do genes play?].

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Because of the increasing prevalence of obesity there are ever more weight-loss programmes. Independently of such programmes it is well known that there are considerable variations in weight loss under the same standardized conditions. Recent studies provide first evidence that a genetic background could be partly responsible for these variations. Significant associations were shown between specific gene variants...

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