Genetic studies reveal new causes of severe obesity in childhood

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 19:35 in Health & Medicine

Scientists 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.

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