Association study of MC4R with complex obesity and replication of the rs17782313 association signal
Authors:
- Doreen ZegersDZDoreen Zegers
- Fenna de FreitasFFFenna de Freitas
- Ilse L. MertensIMIlse L. Mertens
- Luc F. Van GaalLGLuc F. Van Gaal
- Wim Van HulWHWim Van Hul
- 1 May 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
- Vol. 103 (1) , 71-75
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