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Do genetic risk scores for childhood adiposity operate independent of BMI of their mothers?
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2021
Huang Lam O, Morgen Camilla S, Ängquist Lars, Nohr Ellen A, Kilpeläinen Tuomas O, Hansen Torben, Sørensen Thorkild I A, Schnurr Theresia M
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OBJECTIVES: Genetic predisposition and maternal body mass index (BMI) are risk factors for childhood adiposity, defined by either BMI or overweight. We aimed to investigate whether childhood-specific genetic risk scores (GRSs) for adiposity-related traits are associated with childhood adiposity independent of maternal BMI, or whether the associations are modified by maternal BMI. METHODS: We constructed a...
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