Genome-Wide Association Study of Body Mass Index and Body Fat in Mexican-Mestizo Children

Genome-Wide Association Study of Body Mass Index and Body Fat in Mexican-Mestizo Children

Background: Childhood obesity is a major health problem in Mexico. Obesity prevalence estimated by body mass index (BMI) is almost half than that estimated by percent body fat (%BF) in the Childhood Obesity pediatric cohort (COIPIS). Objective. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of...

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Main Authors: Paula Costa-Urrutia, Valentina Colistro, Angélica Saraí Jiménez-Osorio, Helios Cárdenas-Hernández, Jacqueline Solares-Tlapechco, Miryam Ramirez-Alcántara, Julio Granados, Iván de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel, Martha Eunice Rodríguez-Arellano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
gwas
bmi
percent of body fat
childhood
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/11/945

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