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The current review of adolescent obesity: the role of genetic factors.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 23 Feb 2021
Yılmaz Birsen, Gezmen Karadağ Makbule
Abstract excerpt
Obesity, a complex, multi-factor and heterogeneous condition, is thought to result from the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Considering the result of adolescence obesity in adulthood, the role of genetic factors comes to the fore. Recently, many genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted and many loci associated with adiposity have been identified. In adolescents, the strongest...
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