Article
Interactions between obesity-related copy number variants and dietary behaviors in childhood obesity.
Nutrients - 22 Apr 2015
Zhang Dandan, Li Zhenli, Wang Hao, Yang Min, Liang Li, Fu Junfen, Wang Chunling, Ling Jie, Zhang Yan, Zhang Shuai, Xu Yuyang, Zhu Yimin, Lai Maode
Abstract excerpt
Copy number variants (CNVs) have been implicated as an important genetic marker of obesity, and gene-environment interaction has been found to modulate risk of obesity. To evaluate the associations between CNVs and childhood obesity, as well as the interactions between CNVs and dietary behaviors, we recruited 534 obese children and 508 controls from six cities in China and six candidate CNVs were screened through...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
