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Genome Wide Association Study Identifies KCNMA1 Contributing to Human Obesity

Recent genome-wide association (GWA) analyses have identified common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with obesity. Now, a study identifies KCNMA1 as a new susceptibility locus for obesity, and confirms the association of the BDNF locus at the genome-wide significant level.
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