The <it>INSIG2 </it>rs7566605 genetic variant does not play a major role in obesity in a sample of 24,722 individuals from four cohorts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In a genome-wide association study performed in the Framingham Offspring Cohort, individuals homozygous for the rs7566605 C allele located upstream of insulin-induced gene 2 (<it>INSIG2</it>) were reported to incur an inc...

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Main Authors: Mosley Thomas H, Dent Robert, McPherson Ruth, Lewis Cora E, Kao Wen, Hanis Craig L, Fornage Myriam, Bressler Jan, Pennacchio Len A, Boerwinkle Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/56