Using Genetic Admixture to Study the Biology of Obesity Traits and to Map Genes in Admixed Populations
- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 62 (suppl_2) , S69-S74
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2004.tb00091.x
Abstract
Differences among ethnic and racial groups in obesity-related traits have been clearly established in the scientific literature. To explore the genetKeywords
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