Obesity and diabetes are the most demanding health problems today, and their prevalence,
as well as comorbidities, is on the rise all over the world. As time goes on, both are …

The subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is the largest and best storage site for excess lipids.
However, it has a limited ability to expand by recruiting and/or differentiating available …

In high-, middle-and low-income countries, the rising prevalence of obesity is the underlying
cause of numerous health complications and increased mortality. Being a complex and …

The past five years have seen many scientific and biological discoveries made through the
experimental design of genome-wide association studies (GWASs). These studies were …

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that cluster in the first intron of fat mass and
obesity associated (FTO) gene are associated obesity traits in genome-wide association …

Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain
largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity susceptibility, we examined associations …

Obesity and its related health complications is a major problem worldwide. Hypothalamus
and their signalling molecules play a critical role in the intervening and coordination with …

Objective: This report examines what is known about the relationship between obesity and
type 2 diabetes and how future research in these areas might be directed to benefit …

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A large number of genetic loci are associated with adult body mass index. However, the
genetics of childhood body mass index are largely unknown. We performed a meta-analysis …