Beneficial effect of a high number of copies of salivary amylase AMY1 gene on obesity risk in Mexican children

Low copy number of the salivary amylase gene predisposes to obesity

(2014) Mario Falchi et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Starch digestibility and predicted glycaemic index (pGI) in starchy foods consumed in Mexico

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Inference of the Genetic Architecture Underlying BMI and Height with the Use of 20,240 Sibling Pairs

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Analysis of the contribution of FTO, NPC1, ENPP1, NEGR1, GNPDA2 and MC4Rgenes to obesity in Mexican children

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Genetic Control of Obesity and Gut Microbiota Composition in Response to High-Fat, High-Sucrose Diet in Mice

(2013) Brian W. Parks et al.   Cell Metabolism

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

(2013) Sonja I Berndt et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide SNP and CNV analysis identifies common and low-frequency variants associated with severe early-onset obesity

(2013) Eleanor Wheeler et al.   NATURE GENETICS

From obesity genetics to the future of personalized obesity therapy

(2013) Julia S. El-Sayed Moustafa et al.   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Weight reduction and maintenance with IQP-PV-101: A 12-week randomized controlled study with a 24-week open label period

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Copy Number Polymorphism of the Salivary Amylase Gene: Implications in Human Nutrition Research

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High Endogenous Salivary Amylase Activity Is Associated with Improved Glycemic Homeostasis following Starch Ingestion in Adults

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A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

(2012)   NATURE GENETICS

Comparison of microfluidic digital PCR and conventional quantitative PCR for measuring copy number variation

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The Microbiota of the Gut in Preschool Children With Normal and Excessive Body Weight

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A proprietary alpha-amylase inhibitor from white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): A review of clinical studies on weight loss and glycemic control

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Individual Differences in AMY1 Gene Copy Number, Salivary α-Amylase Levels, and the Perception of Oral Starch

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Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

(2009) David Meyre et al.   NATURE GENETICS