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Increasing association between a neuropeptide Y promoter polymorphism and body mass index during the course of development.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Dec 2012
Hohmann S, Buchmann A F, Witt S H, Rietschel M, Jennen-Steinmetz C, Schmidt M H, Esser G, Banaschewski T, Laucht M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) promoter polymorphism rs16147 with body mass index (BMI) during the course of development from infancy to adulthood. DESIGN: Longitudinal, prospective study of a German community sample. SUBJECTS: n = 306 young adults (139 males, 167 females). MEASUREMENTS: Participants' body weight and height were assessed at the ages of 3 months and 2, 4.5,...
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