The genetics of human obesity

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-234

  Bell, Christopher G ^a   Walley, Andrew J ^a   Froguel, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OBESITY;

EID: 14344266748     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1556     Document Type: Review

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