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genetic mapping of obesity-related genes  

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  • The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee, there are about 1 billion overweight adults and one-third of a billion are labeled as clinically obese. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Genetic Mapping of Obesity-Related Genes]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MP0QJ962-C

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