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Interaction between early environment and genetic predisposition instigates the metabolically obese, normal weight phenotype in children: findings from the BCAMS study.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Apr 2020
Li Ge, Li Yu, Han Lanwen, Wang Dongmei, Zhang Qian, Xiao Xinhua, Qi Lu, Willi Steven M, Li Ming, Mi Jie, Gao Shan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A subset of normal-weight individuals appears predisposed to obesity-related cardiometabolic abnormalities. Studies of this metabolically obese, normal weight (MONW) phenotype in youth are scarce. We aimed to identify early environmental and genetic factors associated with MONW in children. METHODS: Overall, 1475 normal-weight Chinese children aged 6-18 were recruited from the Beijing Children and...
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