Genetics of obesity in consanguineous populations – A road map to provide novel insights in the molecular basis and management of obesity.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: nitin.kapoor@cmcvellore.ac.in.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
EBioMedicine Vol. 40 · pp. 33-34
PMID 30638866 DOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.004
Cite This Article
Nitin Kapoor, Aaron Chapla, John Furler, Thomas V Paul, Stephen Harrap, Brian Oldenburg, Nihal Thomas. Genetics of obesity in consanguineous populations – A road map to provide novel insights in the molecular basis and management of obesity. EBioMedicine. 2019;40:33-34. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.004
Keywords
- Consanguinity
- Disease Management
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Obesity




