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Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Jan 2015
Rosenquist James Niels, Lehrer Steven F, O'Malley A James, Zaslavsky Alan M, Smoller Jordan W, Christakis Nicholas A
Abstract excerpt
A substantial body of research has explored the relative roles of genetic and environmental factors on phenotype expression in humans. Recent research has also sought to identify gene-environment (or g-by-e) interactions, with mixed success. One potential reason for these mixed results may relate to the fact that genetic effects might be modified by changes in the environment over time. For example, the noted...
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