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SUBMITTER: Young KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4634717 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Young Kristin L KL Graff Misa M North Kari E KE Richardson Andrea S AS Mohlke Karen L KL Lange Leslie A LA Lange Ethan M EM Harris Kathleen M KM Gordon-Larsen Penny P
BMC genetics 20151104
<h4>Background</h4>Adolescence is a sensitive period for weight gain and risky health behaviors, such as smoking. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci contributing to adult body mass index (BMI). Evidence suggests that many of these loci have a larger influence on adolescent BMI. However, few studies have examined interactions between smoking and obesity susceptibility loci on BMI. This study investigates the interaction of current smoking and established BMI SNPs on adole ...[more]