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Genetic variants of the human obesity (OB) gene: association with body mass index in young women, psychiatric symptoms, and interaction with the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Sept 1996
Comings D E, Gade R, MacMurray J P, Muhleman D, Peters W R
Abstract excerpt
To examine the possible role of genetic variants of the OB gene in obesity we examined alleles of a dinucleotide repeat polymorphism, D7S1875, close to the gene, in a group of adult, non-Hispanic Caucasians. There was a significant correlation with body mass index (BMI) at age 26-30 years for males and females combined (P = 0.04) and females only (P = 0.028). Because of the frequent association between obesity...
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