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Perrone, L., Raimondo, P., Santoro, N., del Giudice, E.M. (2006). Le basi genetiche dell’obesità. In: Giovannini, M., Maffeis, C., Molinari, E., Scaglioni, S. (eds) Salute & equilibrio nutrizionale. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0450-0_3
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