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Variations in the obesity genes FTO, TMEM18 and NRXN3 influence the vulnerability of children to weight gain induced by short sleep duration.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Feb 2013
Prats-Puig A, Grau-Cabrera P, Riera-Pérez E, Cortés-Marina R, Fortea E, Soriano-Rodríguez P, de Zegher F, Ibánez L, Bassols J, López-Bermejo A
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OBJECTIVE: Shorter sleep duration predisposes to obesity, but the mechanisms whereby sleep deprivation affects body weight are poorly understood. We tested whether this association is modulated by the obesity genes FTO, TMEM18 and NRXN3. SUBJECTS: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, visce...
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