Food Consumption as a Modifier of the Association between LEPR Gene Variants and Excess Body Weight in Children and Adolescents: A Study of the SCAALA Cohort

No studies showing that food consumption is a modifier of the association of variants of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) with body weight have involved a Brazilian population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the modifying effect of dietary intake on the association between the LEPR gene and ex...

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Main Authors: Aline dos Santos Rocha, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Gustavo Nunes de Oliveira Costa, Camila Alexandrina Figueiredo, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Sheila Maria Alvim Matos, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Pablo Rafael Oliveira, Nadya Helena Alves-Santos, Ronald E. Blanton, Maurício Lima Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/1117