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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 83-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.07.006
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Monogenic; Polygenic; Socioeconomic status; Television
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Because of its high prevalence and the associated medical and psychosocial risks, research into the causes of childhood obesity has experienced a tremendous upswing. Formal genetic data based on twin, adoption, and family studies lead to the conclusion that at least 50% of the interindividual variance of the body mass index (BMI; defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) is due to genetic factors. As a result of the recent advent of genome-wide association studies, the first
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