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Menopause
Reports from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Institute of Molecular Genetics advance knowledge in menopause
December 11th, 2006
Investigators publish new data in the report "Genetic and environmental correlations between obesity phenotypes and age at menarche." In this recently published article, scientists in People's Republic of China conducted a study "To assess the extent that the genetic and environmental factors contribute to the phenotypic correlations between obesity traits and age at menarche (AAM), and also to examine the influence of AAM on obesity in both pre-and postmenopausal women. F ive hundred and twelve pedigrees with 2667 Caucasian female subjects from two to four generations were recruited." "Fat mass and lean mass (both in kg) were measured by dual-energy X-ray...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-12-11)
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