A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci
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Multiple genetic variants have been associated with adult obesity and a few with severe obesity in childhood; however, less progress has been made in establishing genetic influences on common early-onset obesity. We performed a North American, Australian and European collaborative meta-analysis of 14 studies consisting of 5,530 cases (≥95th percentile of body mass index (BMI)) and 8,318 controls (
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 526-31 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 1061-4036 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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