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Researchers Discover New Genetic Risk Factors Involved in Adult and Childhood Obesity
Bethesda, Md., Sun., Dec. 14, 2008 — An international consortium, in search of the genetic risk factors for obesity, has identified six new genetic variants associated with BMI, or body mass index, a measurement that compares height to weight. The results, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, were published online in the journal Nature Genetics on December 14. (more)
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