Some morbidly obese people are missing genes, shows new research

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 20:28 in Health & Medicine

A small but significant proportion of morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA, according to new research. The authors of the study say that missing DNA such as that identified in this research may be having a dramatic effect on some people's weight.

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