Polygenic risk predicts obesity in both white and black young adults.

Polygenic risk predicts obesity in both white and black young adults.

OBJECTIVE:To test transethnic replication of a genetic risk score for obesity in white and black young adults using a national sample with longitudinal data. DESIGN AND METHODS:A prospective longitudinal study using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Sibling Pairs (n = 1,303). Obes...

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Main Authors: Benjamin W Domingue, Daniel W Belsky, Kathleen Mullan Harris, Andrew Smolen, Matthew B McQueen, Jason D Boardman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4081643?pdf=render

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