'Gene overdose' causes extreme thinness (EurekAlert, 31 August 2011)

01 Sept 2011


Scientists from the UK and Switzerland have described a relationship between a particular gene region and body weight at both extremes i.e. in over- and underweight populations. The results are published in Nature.

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