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EMR-linked GWAS study: investigation of variation landscape of loci for body mass index in children
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Common variations at the loci harboring the fat mass and obesity gene (FTO), MC4R, and TMEM18 are consistently reported as being associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI) especially in adult population. In order to confirm this effect in pediatric population five European ancestry cohorts from pediatric eMERGE-II network (CCHMC-BCH) were evaluated. METHOD: Data on 5049 samples of European...
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