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Interaction of environmental factors with the polygenic risk scores of thinness-related genes in preventing obesity risk in middle-aged adults: The KoGES.

Jun-Yu ZhouMeiling LiuSun-Min Park
Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2023)
In conclusion, adults having a high-PRS were significantly correlated with being underweight, especially in combination with a particular nutritional status. These results show the potential for thinness genes to be applied to personalised nutrition for preventing obesity through targeted gene therapy.
Keyphrases
  • gene therapy
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • middle aged
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • weight gain
  • genome wide
  • cancer therapy
  • adipose tissue
  • body mass index
  • risk assessment