Family-based investigation of the genetics and epigenetics of obesity in Qatar

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), copy number variations (CNVs) and DNA methylation patterns play a role in the susceptibility to obesity. Despite the alarming figures of obesity in the Arab world, the genetics of obesity remain understudied in Arabs. Here, I recruited ten multigenerational Qa...

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Main Author: Alshafai, Mashael Nedham A. J.
Other Authors: Falchi, Mario ; Machaca, Khaled ; Froguel, Philippe
Published: Imperial College London 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684301