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Differences in the heritability of growth and growth velocity during infancy and associations with FTO variants.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Sept 2011
Choh Audrey C, Curran Joanne E, Odegaard Andrew O, Nahhas Ramzi W, Czerwinski Stefan A, Blangero John, Towne Bradford, Demerath Ellen W
Abstract excerpt
While the associations of common variants in the FTO gene with obesity have been widely replicated in adults, there is conflicting evidence regarding their effects in infancy. We hypothesize that the genetic influences on growth traits vary during infancy, and that conflicting results may stem from variation in the ages at which FTO associations have been examined. Using longitudinal weight and length data at 0,...
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