A Copy Number Variant on Chromosome 20q13.3 Implicated in Thinness and Severe Obesity

A Copy Number Variant on Chromosome 20q13.3 Implicated in Thinness and Severe Obesity

Background/Objectives. To identify copy number variants (CNVs) which are associated with body mass index (BMI). Subjects/Methods. CNVs were identified using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) on members of pedigrees ascertained through severely obese (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) sib pairs (86 pedigr...

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Main Authors: Sandra J. Hasstedt, Yuanpei Xin, Rong Mao, Tracey Lewis, Ted D. Adams, Steven C. Hunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/623431
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