New Insights Regarding Genetic Aspects of Childhood Obesity: A Minireview

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Introduction. Childhood obesity is occurring at alarming rates in both developed and developing countries. “Obesogenic” environmental factors must be associated with variants of different risk alleles to determine polygenic or common obesity, and their impact depends on different developmental stages. The interaction between obesogenic environment and genetic susceptibility results in the so-called polygenic...

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