There are hundreds of genes that influence fat storage and metabolism. So, do we have any control over our weight at all?
More common are alternate DNA sequences, called polymorphisms, that lead to different versions of a gene that affect its function slightly.Genome-Wide Association Studies "We extract the DNA from thousands, or even a hundred thousand individuals," says Ruth Loos, director of the Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits Program at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
had a 22 percent higher risk of becoming obese. But figuring out why they raise the risk or how these gene variants function can take many more years of research.affects one in six adult European males
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