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Daniel Keane

Scientists identify 'obesity genes' which increase risk of disease by six times

Scientists have discovered rare gene differences that could raise the risk of obesity by as much as six times.

A study by the Medical Research Council (MRC) identified genetic variants in two genes, BSN and APBA1, that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date.

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