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High-frequency variants in PKA signaling-related genes within a large pediatric cohort with obesity or metabolic abnormalities.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2023
Bloyd Michelle, Sinaii Ninet, Faucz Fabio Rueda, Iben James, Coon Steven L, Caprio Sonia, Santoro Nicola, Stratakis Constantine A, London Edra
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Introduction: Pediatric obesity has steadily increased in recent decades. Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted primarily in Eurocentric adult populations have identified approximately 100 loci that predispose to obesity and type II diabetes. GWAS in children and individuals of non-European descent, both disproportionately affected by obesity, are fewer. Rare syndromic and monogenic...
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