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Predicting Polygenic Obesity Using Genetic Information.
Cell metabolism - 7 Mar 2017
Loos Ruth J F, Janssens A Cecile J W
Abstract excerpt
Except in rare cases, obesity tends to be a consequence of both an unhealthy lifestyle and a genetic susceptibility to gain weight. With more than 200 common genetic variants identified, there is a growing interest in developing personalized preventive and treatment strategies to predict an individual's obesity risk. We review the literature on the prediction of obesity and show that models based on the...
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