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Modeling obesity and its associated disorders in Drosophila.
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Mar 2013
Trinh Irene, Boulianne Gabrielle L
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In recent years, obesity has been recognized as a major public health problem due to its increased prevalence in both children and adults and its association with numerous life-threatening complications including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. Obesity is a complex disorder that is the result of the interaction between predisposing genetic and environmental factors. However, the precise nature...
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