The genetics of human obesity.

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Published in Nat Rev Genet on March 01, 2005

Authors

Christopher G Bell1, Andrew J Walley, Philippe Froguel

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.

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