The genetics of human obesity

Translational Research

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 293-301

  Waalen, Jill ^a  

^a SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI = Body mass index; CNV = Copy number variants; CPG = cytosine phosphate guanine; GCTA = Genome wide complex trait analysis; GWAS = Genome wide association study; ITMAT = Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; MAF = Minor allele frequency; PPARG = peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma; SNP = Single nucleotide polymorphism; WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; OBESITY;

EID: 84908040344     PISSN: 19315244     EISSN: 18781810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.05.010     Document Type: Review

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