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Genome-wide Association Study of Liking for Several Types of Physical Activity in the UK Biobank and Two Replication Cohorts.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Aug 2022
Klimentidis Yann C, Newell Michelle, VAN DER Zee Matthijs D, Bland Victoria L, May-Wilson Sebastian, Arani Gayatri, Menni Cristina, Mangino Massimo, Arora Amit, Raichlen David A, Alexander Gene E, Wilson James F, Boomsma Dorret I, Hottenga Jouke-Jan, DE Geus Eco J C, Pirastu Nicola
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INTRODUCTION: A lack of physical activity (PA) is one of the most pressing health issues today. Our individual propensity for PA is influenced by genetic factors. Stated liking of different PA types may help capture additional and informative dimensions of PA behavior genetics. METHODS: In over 157,000 individuals from the UK Biobank, we performed genome-wide association studies of five items assessing the liking...
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