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Association study between candidate genes and obesity-related phenotypes using a sample of lumberjacks.
Public health genomics - 1 Jan 2009
Chamberland Annie, Tremblay Nancy, Audet Marc, Gilbert Bernard, Pérusse Louis, Vohl Marie-Claude, Laprise Catherine
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INTRODUCTION: Complex traits such as obesity are modulated by genetic and environmental factors and lead to varied clinical presentations.The aim of this study was to investigate associations between candidate genes and obesity-related phenotypes using a sample of 252 lumberjacks issued from a founder population and sharing a common and circumscribed environment. METHODS: Thirty-seven variants in 18 genes were...
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