The importance of gene-environment interactions in human obesity

Clinical Science

Volumn 130, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 1571-1597

  Reddon, Hudson ^a   Guéant, Jean Louis ^b   Meyre, David ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Gene environment interactions; Heritability; Methodology; Monogenic; Obesity; Polygenic

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A2; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SIBUTRAMINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID DIET; MATERNAL OBESITY; MENTAL STRESS; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MORBID OBESITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OBESITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ANIMAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY;

EID: 85013838557     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: 14708736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20160221     Document Type: Article

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