Evidence for at least two major loci influencing human fatness.

doi:10.1086/302006

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Evidence for at least two major loci influencing human fatness.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1998

Borecki I B, Blangero J, Rice T, Pérusse L, Bouchard C, Rao D C

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The genetics of human fatness has been the subject of many recent studies, motivated by the increased morbidity and mortality associated with obesity, as well as the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. The body-mass index (BMI) and fat mass (FM), measured by underwater weighing, were...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Body Mass Index
Female
Genes, Recessive
Humans
Male
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Nuclear Family
Obesity
Pedigree
Phenotype
Quebec

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