Score Predicts Obesity Risk (IMAGE)

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Score Predicts Obesity Risk

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This visual abstract depicts the work of Khera et al., who show a genome-wide polygenic score quantifies inherited susceptibility to obesity, integrating information from 2.1 million common genetic variants to identify adults at risk of severe obesity.

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Khera <em>et al</em>./<em>Cell</em>

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