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Epigenetic ON/OFF Switches for Obesity

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CELL
Volume 164, Issue 3, Pages 341-342

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.006

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Heritable epigenetic mechanisms might contribute to the worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity. Dalgaard et al. identify an epigenetic molecular switch that controls body weight control. The discovery suggests the existence of mammalian polyphenism in energy metabolism and might have implications for strategies to limit the obesity epidemic.

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