Adult obesity susceptibility variants are associated with greater childhood weight gain and a faster tempo of growth: the 1946 British Birth Cohort Study

Cathy E Elks; Ruth J F Loos; Rebecca Hardy; Andrew K Wills; Andrew Wong; Nicholas J Wareham; Diana Kuh; Ken K Ong

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Adult obesity susceptibility variants are associated with greater childhood weight gain and a faster tempo of growth: the 1946 British Birth Cohort Study

Cathy E Elks
, Ruth J F Loos
, Rebecca Hardy
, Andrew K Wills
, Andrew Wong
, Nicholas J Wareham
, Diana Kuh
, Ken K Ong

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Longitudinal growth associations with genetic variants identified for adult BMI may provide insights into the timing of obesity susceptibility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1150-6
Number of pages	7
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	95
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.027870
Publication status	Published - 2012

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In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 95, No. 5, 2012, p. 1150-6.

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