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Investigation of associations of European, African, Amerindian genomic ancestries and MC4R, FTO, FAIM2, BDNF loci with obesity-related traits in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - 1 Jan 2023
Scharf Allan, Bezerra Flávia F, Zembrzuski Verônica M, Fonseca Ana Carolina P DA, Gusmão Leonor, Faerstein Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
A complex web of causation is involved in adiposity, including environmental, social and genetic factors. We aimed to investigate associations between genetic factors such as ancestry and single nucleotide polymorphisms, and obesity-related traits in a sampled Brazilian population. A sample of 501 unrelated adults participating in 2013 at the longitudinal Pró-Saúde Study (EPS) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was...
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