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Intergenerational polygenic obesity risk throughout adolescence in a cross-sectional study design: The HUNT study, Norway.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Nov 2021
Naess Marit, Sund Erik R, Vie Gunnhild Å, Bjørngaard Johan H, Åsvold Bjørn Olav, Holmen Turid Lingaas, Kvaløy Kirsti
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between parental obesity polygenic risk and children's BMI throughout adolescence. Additionally, from a smaller subsample, the objective was to assess whether parental polygenic risk score (PRS) may act as a proxy for offspring PRS in studies lacking offspring genetic data. METHODS: A total of 8,561 parent-offspring (age 13-19 years) trios from the Trøndelag Health...
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