Perspective of genetics to understand and treat obesity
Obesity is a multifactorial disease common where environmentaland genetic factors are interactive. In the present paper the role ofgenetic factors in the development of obesity are reviewed basedon epidemiological studies, pleiotropic syndromes, monogenic formsand poligenic obesity. The use of genet...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/112-14-17.pdf |