Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexica...
Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexican children
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in Mexico, affecting one in every three children. Genome-wide association studies identified genetic variants associated with childhood obesity, but a large missing heritability remains to be elucidated. We have recently shown a strong association between a highly polymorphic cop...
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Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexican children
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1694982560
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1694982560
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0012-186X
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1432-0428
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10.1007/s00125-014-3441-3
