Finding genes for childhood obesity: Genome wide study identifies genetic variants associated with childhood obesity

Sunday, April 7, 2013 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

A new study has revealed promising targets for the development of new drugs against childhood obesity. Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with childhood obesity and an increased burden of rare genetic deletions and rearrangements in severely obese children. Gaining a better basic understanding of obesity will open new doors to clinically relevant research.

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