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Adult adiposity susceptibility loci, early growth and general and abdominal fatness in childhood: the Generation R Study.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jun 2015
Vogelezang S, Monnereau C, Gaillard R, Renders C M, Hofman A, Jaddoe V W V, Felix J F
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BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies in adults have identified genetic loci associated with adiposity measures. Little is known about the effects of these loci on growth and body fat distribution from early childhood onwards. METHODS: In a population-based prospective cohort study among 4144 children, we examined the associations of weighted risk scores combining 29 known genetic markers of adult body mass...
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