Genetic complexity of an obesity QTL (Fob3) revealedby detailed genetic mapping

• Published in: Mammalian genome Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 472 - 481
• Main Authors: Stylianou, Ioannis M., Christians, Julian K., Keightley, Peter D., Bünger, Lutz, Clinton, Michael, Bulfield, Grahame, Horvat, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2004
• Subjects: Genetics; Genomics; Obesity

Obesity is proving to be a serious health concern in the developed world as well as an unwanted component of growth in livestock production. While recent advances in genetics have identified a number of monogenic causes of obesity, these are responsible for only a small proportion of human cases of...