Obesity phenotype in relation to gene polymorphism among samples of Egyptian children and their mothers

Obesity is complex heterogeneous disease controlled by genes, environmental factors, and their interaction. Genetic factors account for 40–90% of the body mass index variations. Body mass index (BMI) of children correlates more closely with maternal than paternal BMI. So, this studu was aimed to inv...

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Main Authors: Nayera E. Hassan, Sahar A. El-Masry, Waheba Zarouk, Rokia A. El Banna, Rehab M. Mosaad, Muhammad Al-Tohamy, Abeer Ramadan Salamah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Genes and Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304217301009