Genome-wide association study of body mass index in 23 000 individuals with and without asthma.

BACKGROUND: Both asthma and obesity are complex disorders that are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity have been proposed to partly explain epidemiological findings of co-morbidity between these conditions. OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic...

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Main Authors: Melén, E, Granell, R, Kogevinas, M, Strachan, D, Gonzalez, JR, Wjst, M, Jarvis, D, Ege, M, Braun-Fahrländer, C, Genuneit, J, Horak, E, Bouzigon, E, Demenais, F, Kauffmann, F, Siroux, V, Michel, S, von Berg, A, Heinzmann, A, Kabesch, M, Probst-Hensch, N, Curjuric, I, Imboden, M, Rochat, T, Henderson, J, Sterne, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013