Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data are now quickly and
inexpensively acquired, raising the prospect of creating personalized dietary …

Introduction: Childhood obesity is occurring at alarming rates in both developed and
develo** countries.“Obesogenic” environmental factors must be associated with variants …

Background Consanguinity, defined as a blood relation between couples, is associated with
genetic diseases in their offspring. In Saudi Arabia, obesity is considered a major health …

Epidemiological data support the view that both obesity and cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
account for a high proportion of total morbidity and mortality in adults throughout the world …

Obesity is a highly heritable multifactorial disease that places an enormous burden on
human health. Its increasing prevalence and the concomitant‐reduced life expectancy has …

Background Obesity, one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, is a
multifactorial disease caused by complex genetic and environmental interactions. Several …

Obesity is a major public health issue resulting from an interaction between genetic and
environmental factors. Genetic risk scores (GRSs) are useful to summarize the effects of …

The aim of this review was to assess whether the presence of rs9939609 and rs17782313
polymorphisms increase the risk for obesity among children and adolescents. This …

Background Since both genomic and environmental factors are involved in obesity etiology,
several studies about the influence of adiposity on both nuclear DNA and mitochondrial …

The occurrence of childhood obesity is influenced by both genetic and epigenetic factors.
FTO (FTO alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase) is a gene of well-established …