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A supersized list of obesity genes

Nature Genetics volume 41, pages 139–140 (2009)Cite this article

Obesity genetics is making progress, as evidenced by the recent discovery of 15 new loci associated with body mass index. The function of the likely candidate genes in associated regions suggests a key role for the hypothalamus in the genetics of weight control.

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  1. Marten Hofker is in the Department of Medical Biology and Cisca Wijmenga is in the Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, 9713 EX Groningen, The Netherlands. c.wijmenga@medgen.umcg.nl,

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Hofker, M., Wijmenga, C. A supersized list of obesity genes. Nat Genet 41, 139–140 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0209-139

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