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Associations between the pubertal timing-related variant in LIN28B and BMI vary across the life course.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2011
Ong Ken K, Elks Cathy E, Wills Andrew K, Wong Andrew, Wareham Nicholas J, Loos Ruth J F, Kuh Diana, Hardy Rebecca
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The common C allele of rs314276 in LIN28B has been robustly associated with earlier age at menarche in girls and associated with earlier timing of other pubertal traits in both sexes. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to explore the associations between rs314276, as a marker of earlier pubertal timing, and body mass index (BMI), weight, and height across the life course. METHODS: The rs314276 in LIN28B was...
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