Ethnic variability in adiposity and cardiovascular risk: The variable disease selection hypothesis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-71

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adipose tissue; Cardiovascular disease risk; Ethnicity; Human evolution; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNICITY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENETIC VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN EVOLUTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENERGY BALANCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUNGER; HYPOTHESIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIPID METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVOLUTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; OBESITY; SELECTION (GENETICS); STARVATION;

EID: 60149093709     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn183     Document Type: Article

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