Common genetic variants associated with obesity in an African-American and Hispanic/Latino population.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Over 35% of all adults in the world are currently obese and risk of obesity in racial or ethnic minority groups exist in the US, but the causes of these differences are not all known. As obesity is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, an improved understanding...

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Main Authors: Brandon Chalazan, Denada Palm, Arvind Sridhar, Christina Lee, Maria Argos, Martha Daviglus, Jalees Rehman, Sreenivas Konda, Dawood Darbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250697