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SUBMITTER: Zhang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3923682 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Zhe Z Hao Chan-Juan CJ Li Chang-Gui CG Zang Dong-Jie DJ Zhao Jing J Li Xiao-Nan XN Wei Ai-Hua AH Wei Zong-Bo ZB Yang Lin L He Xin X Zhen Xue-Chu XC Gao Xiang X Speakman John R JR Li Wei W
PLoS genetics 20140213 2
Obesity is one of the largest health problems facing the world today. Although twin and family studies suggest about two-thirds of obesity is caused by genetic factors, only a small fraction of this variance has been unraveled. There are still large numbers of genes to be identified that cause variations in body fatness and the associated diseases encompassed in the metabolic syndrome (MetS). A locus near a sequence tagged site (STS) marker D6S1009 has been linked to obesity or body mass index ( ...[more]