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Age- and gender-dependent obesity in individuals with 16p11.2 deletion.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 20 Sept 2011
Yu Yongguo, Zhu Haitao, Miller David T, Gusella James F, Platt Orah S, Wu Bai-Lin, Shen Yiping
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent genomic imbalances at 16p11.2 are genetic risk factors of variable penetrance for developmental delay and autism. Recently, 16p11.2 (chr16:29.5 Mb-30.1 Mb) deletion has also been detected in individuals with early-onset severe obesity. The penetrance of 16p11.2 deletion as a genetic risk factor for obesity is unknown. We evaluated the growth and body mass characteristics of 28 individuals with 16p11.2...
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