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Influence of common variants near INSIG2, in FTO, and near MC4R genes on overweight and the metabolic profile in adolescence: the TRAILS (TRacking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey) Study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Feb 2010
Liem Eryn T, Vonk Judith M, Sauer Pieter J J, van der Steege Gerrit, Oosterom Elvira, Stolk Ronald P, Snieder Harold
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BACKGROUND: Overweight is a complex trait in which both environmental and genetic factors play a role. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the influence of common genetic variants identified by genome-wide association studies on overweight and the metabolic profile in adolescence. DESIGN: In a popula...
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