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Title |
Journal |
Year |
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1
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A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes.
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Nature
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2007
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35.08
|
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2
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Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index.
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Nat Genet
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2010
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23.08
|
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3
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New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk.
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Nat Genet
|
2010
|
17.89
|
|
4
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Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity.
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Nat Genet
|
2008
|
15.94
|
|
5
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Variation in FTO contributes to childhood obesity and severe adult obesity.
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Nat Genet
|
2007
|
13.62
|
|
6
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Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge.
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Nat Genet
|
2010
|
6.66
|
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7
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A variant near MTNR1B is associated with increased fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes risk.
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Nat Genet
|
2008
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5.49
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8
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Genetic variant near IRS1 is associated with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.
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Nat Genet
|
2009
|
5.43
|
|
9
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A polymorphism within the G6PC2 gene is associated with fasting plasma glucose levels.
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Science
|
2008
|
4.38
|
|
10
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Dysfunction of lipid sensor GPR120 leads to obesity in both mouse and human.
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Nature
|
2012
|
3.41
|
|
11
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Type 2 diabetes whole-genome association study in four populations: the DiaGen consortium.
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Am J Hum Genet
|
2007
|
3.31
|
|
12
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture.
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Nat Genet
|
2013
|
3.25
|
|
13
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Genome-wide association scans identified CTNNBL1 as a novel gene for obesity.
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Hum Mol Genet
|
2008
|
3.24
|
|
14
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Common nonsynonymous variants in PCSK1 confer risk of obesity.
|
Nat Genet
|
2008
|
3.24
|
|
15
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Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals.
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PLoS Genet
|
2012
|
3.21
|
|
16
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Two new Loci for body-weight regulation identified in a joint analysis of genome-wide association studies for early-onset extreme obesity in French and german study groups.
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PLoS Genet
|
2010
|
3.21
|
|
17
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TCF7L2 is reproducibly associated with type 2 diabetes in various ethnic groups: a global meta-analysis.
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J Mol Med (Berl)
|
2007
|
3.17
|
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18
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Transcription factor TCF7L2 genetic study in the French population: expression in human beta-cells and adipose tissue and strong association with type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes
|
2006
|
2.85
|
|
19
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Impact of common type 2 diabetes risk polymorphisms in the DESIR prospective study.
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Diabetes
|
2007
|
2.69
|
|
20
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A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci.
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Nat Genet
|
2012
|
2.60
|
|
21
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Non-synonymous polymorphisms in melanocortin-4 receptor protect against obesity: the two facets of a Janus obesity gene.
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Hum Mol Genet
|
2007
|
2.50
|
|
22
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Loss-of-function mutation in the dioxygenase-encoding FTO gene causes severe growth retardation and multiple malformations.
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Am J Hum Genet
|
2009
|
2.09
|
|
23
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Comment on "A common genetic variant is associated with adult and childhood obesity".
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Science
|
2007
|
2.04
|
|
24
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Post genome-wide association studies of novel genes associated with type 2 diabetes show gene-gene interaction and high predictive value.
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PLoS One
|
2008
|
1.94
|
|
25
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A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.
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PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.72
|
|
26
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The genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be modulated by obesity status: implications for association studies.
|
BMC Med Genet
|
2008
|
1.68
|
|
27
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ACDC/adiponectin polymorphisms are associated with severe childhood and adult obesity.
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Diabetes
|
2006
|
1.62
|
|
28
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Combined effects of MC4R and FTO common genetic variants on obesity in European general populations.
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J Mol Med (Berl)
|
2009
|
1.62
|
|
29
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A POMC variant implicates beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the control of human energy balance.
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Cell Metab
|
2006
|
1.59
|
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30
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Effects of TCF7L2 polymorphisms on obesity in European populations.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2008
|
1.49
|
|
31
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TCF7L2 variation predicts hyperglycemia incidence in a French general population: the data from an epidemiological study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome (DESIR) study.
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Diabetes
|
2006
|
1.45
|
|
32
|
Obesity genes and risk of major depressive disorder in a multiethnic population: a cross-sectional study.
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J Clin Psychiatry
|
2015
|
1.41
|
|
33
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Estimation of newborn risk for child or adolescent obesity: lessons from longitudinal birth cohorts.
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PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.35
|
|
34
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Prevalence of melanocortin-4 receptor deficiency in Europeans and their age-dependent penetrance in multigenerational pedigrees.
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Diabetes
|
2008
|
1.35
|
|
35
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Genetic variant in HK1 is associated with a proanemic state and A1C but not other glycemic control-related traits.
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Diabetes
|
2009
|
1.29
|
|
36
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Childhood obesity is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2011
|
1.27
|
|
37
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Implication of the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPAR-gamma 2 gene in type 2 diabetes and obesity in the French population.
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BMC Med Genet
|
2005
|
1.26
|
|
38
|
Genetics of Obesity: What have we Learned?
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Curr Genomics
|
2011
|
1.19
|
|
39
|
Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
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PLoS Genet
|
2009
|
1.18
|
|
40
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Heterozygous mutations causing partial prohormone convertase 1 deficiency contribute to human obesity.
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Diabetes
|
2011
|
1.12
|
|
41
|
Bardet-Biedl syndrome gene variants are associated with both childhood and adult common obesity in French Caucasians.
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Diabetes
|
2006
|
1.11
|
|
42
|
Genome-wide linkage analysis for severe obesity in french caucasians finds significant susceptibility locus on chromosome 19q.
|
Diabetes
|
2004
|
1.10
|
|
43
|
The T-381C SNP in BNP gene may be modestly associated with type 2 diabetes: an updated meta-analysis in 49 279 subjects.
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Hum Mol Genet
|
2009
|
1.09
|
|
44
|
Molecular basis of obesity: current status and future prospects.
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Curr Genomics
|
2011
|
1.07
|
|
45
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SREBF-1 gene polymorphisms are associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in French obese and diabetic cohorts.
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Diabetes
|
2004
|
1.05
|
|
46
|
Common variation in SIM1 is reproducibly associated with BMI in Pima Indians.
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Diabetes
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
47
|
The imprinted gene neuronatin is regulated by metabolic status and associated with obesity.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2009
|
1.02
|
|
48
|
Analysis of novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes in a general French population: the D.E.S.I.R. study.
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J Mol Med (Berl)
|
2008
|
1.01
|
|
49
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A rare variant in the visfatin gene (NAMPT/PBEF1) is associated with protection from obesity.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2009
|
1.01
|
|
50
|
Endocannabinoid receptor 1 gene variations increase risk for obesity and modulate body mass index in European populations.
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Hum Mol Genet
|
2008
|
1.00
|
|
51
|
Study of TNFalpha -308G/A and IL6 -174G/C polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes and obesity risk in the Tunisian population.
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Clin Biochem
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
52
|
Common variants in FTO, MC4R, TMEM18, PRL, AIF1, and PCSK1 show evidence of association with adult obesity in the Greek population.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
53
|
Polymorphisms in the amino acid transporter solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter) member 14 gene contribute to polygenic obesity in French Caucasians.
|
Diabetes
|
2004
|
0.97
|
|
54
|
Adiponectin, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: lessons from human genetic studies.
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Expert Rev Mol Med
|
2006
|
0.97
|
|
55
|
Analysis of the contribution of FTO, NPC1, ENPP1, NEGR1, GNPDA2 and MC4R genes to obesity in Mexican children.
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BMC Med Genet
|
2013
|
0.96
|
|
56
|
Loss-of-function mutations in SIM1 contribute to obesity and Prader-Willi-like features.
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J Clin Invest
|
2013
|
0.96
|
|
57
|
Association studies on ghrelin and ghrelin receptor gene polymorphisms with obesity.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
58
|
Modelling of OGTT curve identifies 1 h plasma glucose level as a strong predictor of incident type 2 diabetes: results from two prospective cohorts.
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Diabetologia
|
2014
|
0.93
|
|
59
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Genetic and functional assessment of the role of the rs13431652-A and rs573225-A alleles in the G6PC2 promoter that are strongly associated with elevated fasting glucose levels.
|
Diabetes
|
2010
|
0.92
|
|
60
|
Causal relationship between adiponectin and metabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization study in a multiethnic population.
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PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
61
|
Preferential reciprocal transfer of paternal/maternal DLK1 alleles to obese children: first evidence of polar overdominance in humans.
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Eur J Hum Genet
|
2008
|
0.91
|
|
62
|
Evaluation of A2BP1 as an obesity gene.
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Diabetes
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
63
|
A genome-wide association study identifies rs2000999 as a strong genetic determinant of circulating haptoglobin levels.
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PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.89
|
|
64
|
The INS VNTR locus does not associate with smallness for gestational age (SGA) but interacts with SGA to increase insulin resistance in young adults.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2006
|
0.89
|
|
65
|
Rare genomic structural variants in complex disease: lessons from the replication of associations with obesity.
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PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
66
|
MTNR1B G24E variant associates With BMI and fasting plasma glucose in the general population in studies of 22,142 Europeans.
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Diabetes
|
2010
|
0.86
|
|
67
|
Analysis of the SIM1 contribution to polygenic obesity in the French population.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
68
|
Early detrimental metabolic outcomes of rs17300539-A allele of ADIPOQ gene despite higher adiponectinemia.
|
Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
69
|
Does genetic heterogeneity account for the divergent risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asian and white European populations?
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Diabetologia
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
70
|
Genetic study of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2 in childhood and adulthood severe obesity.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
71
|
Novel association approach for variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) identifies DOCK5 as a susceptibility gene for severe obesity.
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Hum Mol Genet
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
72
|
TCF7L2 rs7903146 variant does not associate with smallness for gestational age in the French population.
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BMC Med Genet
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
73
|
Serum adiponectin is related to plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol but not to plasma insulin-concentration in healthy children: the FLVS II study.
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Metabolism
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
74
|
Lack of association of CD36 SNPs with early onset obesity: a meta-analysis in 9,973 European subjects.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
75
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The Q121 variant of ENPP1 may protect from childhood overweight/obesity in the Italian population.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
76
|
Evaluating the association of FAAH common gene variation with childhood, adult severe obesity and type 2 diabetes in the French population.
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Obes Facts
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
77
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Association of melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 5' polymorphism with early-onset extreme obesity.
|
Diabetes
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
78
|
Genomic insights into early-onset obesity.
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Genome Med
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
79
|
Association analysis indicates that a variant GATA-binding site in the PIK3CB promoter is a Cis-acting expression quantitative trait locus for this gene and attenuates insulin resistance in obese children.
|
Diabetes
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
80
|
Genetic information and the prediction of incident type 2 diabetes in a high-risk multiethnic population: the EpiDREAM genetic study.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
81
|
Common variants near BDNF and SH2B1 show nominal evidence of association with snacking behavior in European populations.
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J Mol Med (Berl)
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
82
|
Secretory granule neuroendocrine protein 1 (SGNE1) genetic variation and glucose intolerance in severe childhood and adult obesity.
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BMC Med Genet
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
83
|
Loss-of-function mutations in MC4R are very rare in the Greek severely obese adult population.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
84
|
Identification of two novel loss-of-function SIM1 mutations in two overweight children with developmental delay.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
85
|
INS VNTR is not associated with childhood obesity in 1,023 families: a family-based study.
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
|
2008
|
0.76
|
|
86
|
Concordance of two multiple analytical approaches demonstrate that interaction between BMI and ADIPOQ haplotypes is a determinant of LDL cholesterol in a general French population.
|
J Hum Genet
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
87
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No contribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene variants to severe obesity: a model for comprehensive case/control and quantitative cladistic analysis of ACE in human diseases.
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Eur J Hum Genet
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Physical Activity and Global Self-worth in a Longitudinal Study of Children.
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Med Sci Sports Exerc
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
An evolutionary genetic perspective of eating disorders.
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Neuroendocrinology
|
2017
|
0.75
|