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From Genome-Wide Association Study to Phenome-Wide Association Study: New Paradigms in Obesity Research.
Progress in molecular biology and translational science - 1 Jan 2016
Zhang Y-P, Zhang Y-Y, Duan D D
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Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated over an extent that increases the risk of many chronic diseases. The current clinical classification of obesity is based on measurement of body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, and body fat percentage. However, these measurements do not account for the wide individual variations in fat distribution, degree of fatness or health risks, and genetic...
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