Genetics of obesity: an update on molecular markers.

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Attempts to define the genetic basis of obesity in the present century probably began with the study of Davenport. A number of papers were published on the topic based on weight for height data prior to the 1970s. Bray has summarized these studies which quite consistently demonstrated that obese children had frequently obese parents. Following this period, the field of genetic epidemiology began to contribute new...

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