Single gene obesities in rodents: possible relevance to human obesity.

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Obesity is a complex phenotype which "resolves" the influences of genes, development and environment. In any individual - and in the same individual at different times of life - the relative influence of these factors may vary. In this sense, obesity is a prototype of many of the diseases now confronting medical science. Among the most important concepts regarding such phenotypes is the idea that relevant genes...

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