Gene mutation linked to obesity

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified a genetic cause of severe obesity that, though rare, raises new questions about weight gain and energy use in the general obese population. The research involved genetic surveys of several groups of obese humans and experiments in mice.

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