Gene variant appears to predict weight loss after gastric bypass

Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified a gene variant that helps predict how much weight an individual will lose after gastric bypass surgery, a finding with the potential both to guide treatment planning and to facilitate the development of new therapeutic approaches to treating obesity and related conditions like diabetes.

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