Acquired obesity is associated with changes in the serum lipidomic profile independent of genetic effects--a monozygotic twin study.

Both genetic and environmental factors are involved in the etiology of obesity and the associated lipid disturbances. We determined whether acquired obesity is associated with changes in global serum lipid profiles independent of genetic factors in young adult monozygotic (MZ) twins. 14 healthy MZ p...

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Main Authors: Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Marko Sysi-Aho, Aila Rissanen, Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Matej Oresic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1789242?pdf=render