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Scientists Identify Rare Gene Variants That Can Increase Your Risk of Obesity by up to 500%


New research conducted by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date. The discovery of rare variants in the genes BSN and APBA1 are some of the first obesity-related genes identified for

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