A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry

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• Book ID: 120375285
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 721 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1061-4036
• DOI: 10.1038/ng.2608