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Obesity candidate genes, gestational weight gain, and body weight changes in pregnant women.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Apr 2018
Groth Susan W, LaLonde Amy, Wu Tongtong, Fernandez I Diana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of two obesity-associated genes, FTO (rs9939609) and GNB3 (rs5443) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), with early pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and postpartum weight retention. METHODS: Secondary data analysis of self-identified white (n = 580) and black (n = 194) women who participated in a randomized controlled trial (2009-2014) and provided a...
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