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The impact of genetic variants on BMI increase during childhood versus adulthood.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Aug 2016
Hohenadel M G, Baier L J, Piaggi P, Muller Y L, Hanson R L, Krakoff J, Thearle M S
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BACKGROUND: Genetic variants that predispose individuals to obesity may have differing influences during childhood versus adulthood, and additive effects of such variants are likely to occur. Our ongoing studies to identify genetic determinants of obesity in American Indians have identified 67 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reproducibly associate with maximum lifetime non-diabetic body mass index...
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