Purpose: Obesity is known to be a multifactorial condition that is highly heritable. There have been ~60 susceptibility loci identified, but they only account for a fraction of cases.. As copy number
Abstract The objective of the present study was to compare anthropometric, biochemical, hormonal parameters, and the presence of genetic polymorphisms of leptin, adiponectin, and TNF-α among eutrophic
The individual risk for common diseases not only depends on genetic but also on epigenetic polymorphisms. To assess the role of epigenetic variations in the individual risk for obesity, we have determ
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; ref, reference.aThe ORs represent the increased risk of high scores on CEBQ subscales per FTO minor allele at rs9939609.