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Genetics of Obesity in Consanguineous Populations: Toward Precision Medicine and the Discovery of Novel Obesity Genes.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2018
Saeed Sadia, Arslan Muhammad, Froguel Philippe
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Consanguinity has been instrumental in the elucidation of many Mendelian genetic diseases. Here, the unique advantage of consanguineous populations was considered in the quest for genes causing obesity. METHODS: PubMed was searched for articles relevant to consanguinity and obesity published between 1995 and 2016. Some earlier articles of interest were also consulted. RESULTS: Although obesity is the...
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