Quantitative trait genetic linkage analysis of body mass index in familial coronary artery disease.
OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most reproducible and commonly used proxies for obesity and is known to be influenced by many environmental causes as well as genetic factors. Identification of susceptibility genes for BMI regulation has been difficult. Reasons for these inconclusive r...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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