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Variant in CAPN10 gene and environmental factors show evidence of association with excess weight among young people in a Colombian population.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Jan 2000
Orozco Ana C, Muñoz Angélica M, Velásquez Claudia M, Uscátegui Rosa M, Parra María V, Patiño Fredy A, Manjarrés Luz M, Parra Beatriz E, Estrada Alejandro, Agudelo Gloria M
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UNLABELLED: Introduction : Obesity results from interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of three gene variants and environmental factors on obesity and overweight in young people aged 10 to 18 years in a Colombian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 424 subjects were selected and separated into three groups for a cross-sectional study; 100 obese and...
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