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Effect of 15 BMI-Associated Polymorphisms, Reported for Europeans, across Ethnicities and Degrees of Amerindian Ancestry in Mexican Children.
International journal of molecular sciences - 7 Jan 2020
Costa-Urrutia Paula, Abud Carolina, Franco-Trecu Valentina, Colistro Valentina, Rodríguez-Arellano Martha Eunice, Alvarez-Fariña Rafael, Acuña Alonso Víctor, Bertoni Bernardo, Granados Julio
Abstract excerpt
In Mexico, the genetic mechanisms underlying childhood obesity are poorly known. We evaluated the effect of loci, known to be associated with childhood body mass index (BMI) in Europeans, in Mexican children from different ethnic groups. We performed linear and logistic analyses of BMI and obesity, respectively, in Mestizos and Amerindians (Seris, Yaquis and Nahuatl speakers) from Northern (n = 369) and Central...
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