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Recent progress in genetics, epigenetics and metagenomics unveils the pathophysiology of human obesity.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Jun 2016
Pigeyre Marie, Yazdi Fereshteh T, Kaur Yuvreet, Meyre David
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In high-, middle- and low-income countries, the rising prevalence of obesity is the underlying cause of numerous health complications and increased mortality. Being a complex and heritable disorder, obesity results from the interplay between genetic susceptibility, epigenetics, metagenomics and the environment. Attempts at understanding the genetic basis of obesity have identified numerous genes associated with...
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