Article
Genome-wide scan for loci of adolescent obesity and their relationship with blood pressure.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2012
Melka Melkaye G, Bernard Manon, Mahboubi Amel, Abrahamowicz Michal, Paterson Andrew D, Syme Catriona, Lourdusamy Anbarasu, Schumann Gunter, Leonard Gabriel T, Perron Michel, Richer Louis, Veillette Suzanne, Gaudet Daniel, Paus Tomas, Pausova Zdenka
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Hypertension, typically considered a disorder of adulthood, is now emerging in adolescence. This is mainly due to the growing prevalence of obesity and the fact that excess body fat increases blood pressure (BP). OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate whether genome-wide identified gene loci of obesity are associated with elevated BP in adolescence. DESIGN: This was a genotype-phenotype...
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