Genetic studies reveal new causes of severe obesity in childhood

Monday, December 7, 2009 - 02:14 in Health & Medicine

Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that the loss of a key segment of DNA can lead to severe childhood obesity. This is the first study to show that this kind of genetic alteration can cause obesity. The results are published in Nature...

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