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Interaction of smoking and obesity susceptibility loci on adolescent BMI: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
BMC genetics - 4 Nov 2015
Young Kristin L, Graff Misa, North Kari E, Richardson Andrea S, Mohlke Karen L, Lange Leslie A, Lange Ethan M, Harris Kathleen M, Gordon-Larsen Penny
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BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a sensitive period for weight gain and risky health behaviors, such as smoking. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci contributing to adult body mass index (BMI). Evidence suggests that many of these loci have a larger influence on adolescent BMI. However, few studies have examined interactions between smoking and obesity susceptibility loci on BMI. This study...
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