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The effect of genetic and seasonal factors on birth weight.
Early human development - 1 Jul 2009
Gloria-Bottini F, Magrini A, Bottini E
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a heterogeneous group of disorders that have in common disturbances of energy balance and an increase of fat cells. Genetic and development factors, however, have an important role in making obese or not obese people. Recently there has been a surge of interest on the possible relationship of obesity with birth weight and with season of birth. We have studied the effect of season of conception and ACP1...
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