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Opioid receptor mu 1 gene, fat intake and obesity in adolescence.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2014
Haghighi A, Melka M G, Bernard M, Abrahamowicz M, Leonard G T, Richer L, Perron M, Veillette S, Xu C J, Greenwood C M T, Dias A, El-Sohemy A, Gaudet D, Paus T, Pausova Z
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Dietary preference for fat may increase risk for obesity. It is a complex behavior regulated in part by the amygdala, a brain structure involved in reward processing and food behavior, and modulated by genetic factors. Here, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to search for gene l...
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