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Genetics of Obesity

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Management of Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes

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Genetic contributions to the clinical risks of obesity or Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multifactorial. Rare, inborn errors of adipocyte and lipid metabolism have provided insights, which are clinically relevant to the more common variants of obesity and T2DM.

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Vasylyeva, T.L. (2011). Genetics of Obesity. In: Ferry, Jr., R. (eds) Management of Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-256-8_1

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