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Genome-wide association study of anthropometric traits and evidence of interactions with age and study year in Filipino women.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 May 2011
Croteau-Chonka Damien C, Marvelle Amanda F, Lange Ethan M, Lee Nanette R, Adair Linda S, Lange Leslie A, Mohlke Karen L
Abstract excerpt
Increased values of multiple adiposity-related anthropometric traits are important risk factors for many common complex diseases. We performed a genome-wide association (GWA) study for four quantitative traits related to body size and adiposity (BMI, weight, waist circumference, and height) in a cohort of 1,792 adult Filipino women from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS). This is the first...
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