Low Copy Number of the AMY1 Locus Is Associated with Early-Onset Female Obesity in Finland.

Low Copy Number of the AMY1 Locus Is Associated with Early-Onset Female Obesity in Finland.

The salivary α-amylase locus (AMY1) is located in a highly polymorphic multi allelic copy number variable chromosomal region. A recent report identified an association between AMY1 copy numbers and BMI in common obesity. The present study investigated the relationship between AMY1 copy number, BMI a...

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Main Authors: Heli Viljakainen, Johanna C Andersson-Assarsson, Miriam Armenio, Minna Pekkinen, Maria Pettersson, Helena Valta, Marita Lipsanen-Nyman, Outi Mäkitie, Anna Lindstrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4489572?pdf=render

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