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Single variation in gene may influence obesity in children and adults

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… lead researcher Joan C. Han from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center said that every person has two alleles of each gene, which they inherit from either parent.


Single gene variation may be linked to obesity in children and adults

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… lead researcher Joan C. Han from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center said that every person has two alleles of each gene, which they inherit from either parent.


Single Gene Variation Linked to Obesity

“If these findings are supported by additional studies, boosting BDNF levels may prove beneficial,” said Joan C Han, a former NICHD investigator now at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, who led the study.


Obesity influenced by gene variation, says study

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The study team, led by Joan C. Han, M.D., a former NICHD investigator now at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center …