Causes and consequences of obesity: the contribution of recent twin studies

Genome partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

(2011) Jian Yang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Association of Lipidome Remodeling in the Adipocyte Membrane with Acquired Obesity in Humans

(2011) Kirsi H. Pietiläinen et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance: all obese humans are not created equal: Figure 1

(2010) Marie-Soleil Gauthier et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

“Variability gene” effect of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) genes

(2010) Kåre Berg et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

Leisure-time physical activity and type 2 diabetes during a 28 year follow-up in twins

(2010) K. Waller et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

(2010) Iris M Heid et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

(2010) Elizabeth K Speliotes et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Differences in Muscle and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in the Members of Physical Activity Discordant Twin Pairs

(2010) Tuija Leskinen et al.   PLoS One

Use of Genome-Wide Expression Data to Mine the “Gray Zone” of GWA Studies Leads to Novel Candidate Obesity Genes

(2010) Jussi Naukkarinen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Physical Activity Attenuates the Genetic Predisposition to Obesity in 20,000 Men and Women from EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study

(2010) Shengxu Li et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Modification effects of physical activity and protein intake on heritability of body size and composition

(2009) Karri Silventoinen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Gene × environment interaction of vigorous exercise and body mass index among male Vietnam-era twins

(2009) Jeanne M McCaffery et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Heritability of insulin sensitivity and lipid profile depend on BMI: evidence for gene–obesity interaction

(2009) X. Wang et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Multicenter dizygotic twin cohort study confirms two linkage susceptibility loci for body mass index at 3q29 and 7q36 and identifies three further potential novel loci

(2009) J Kettunen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Inaccuracies in food and physical activity diaries of obese subjects: complementary evidence from doubly labeled water and co-twin assessments

(2009) K H Pietiläinen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study

(2009) T Leskinen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies

(2009) K Silventoinen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Genetic factors contribute to variation in serum alanine aminotransferase activity independent of obesity and alcohol: A study in monozygotic and dizygotic twins

(2009) Janne Makkonen et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Fasting plasma total ghrelin concentrations in monozygotic twins discordant for obesity

(2009) Piia Leskelä et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Different responsiveness to a high-fat/cholesterol diet in two inbred mice and underlying genetic factors: a whole genome microarray analysis

(2009) Mingzhe Zhu et al.   Nutrition & Metabolism

Genetics of Tracking of Body Mass Index from Birth to Late Middle Age: Evidence from Twin and Family Studies

(2009) Karri Silventoinen et al.   Obesity Facts

Improving the Accuracy of Self-Reports on Diet and Physical Exercise: The Co-Twin Control Method

(2009) Leonie H. Bogl et al.   Twin Research and Human Genetics

A General Test for Gene–Environment Interaction in Sib Pair-based Association Analysis of Quantitative Traits

(2008) Sophie van der Sluis et al.   BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Physical activity reduces the influence of genetic effects on BMI and waist circumference: a study in young adult twins

(2008) L Mustelin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Physical Inactivity and Obesity: A Vicious Circle

(2008) Kirsi H. Pietiläinen et al.   Obesity

Global Transcript Profiles of Fat in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for BMI: Pathways behind Acquired Obesity

(2008) Kirsi H Pietiläinen et al.   PLOS MEDICINE