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Gene–obesogenic environment interactions in the UK Biobank study
Author(s) -
Jessica Tyrrell,
Andrew R. Wood,
Ryan M. Ames,
Hanieh Yaghootkar,
Robin N. Beaumont,
Samuel E. Jones,
Marcus A. Tuke,
Katherine S. Ruth,
Rachel M. Freathy,
George Davey Smith,
Stéphane Joost,
Idris Guessous,
Anna Murray,
David P. Strachan,
Zoltán Kutalik,
Michael N. Weedon,
Timothy M. Frayling
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw337
Subject(s) - body mass index , biobank , obesity , confounding , demography , gene–environment interaction , gerontology , environmental health , medicine , biology , bioinformatics , genetics , genotype , gene , sociology
Previous studies have suggested that modern obesogenic environments accentuate the genetic risk of obesity. However, these studies have proven controversial as to which, if any, measures of the environment accentuate genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI).

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