Common Variants in the Gene for the Serotonin Receptor 6 (HTR6) Do Not Contribute to Obesity

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Journal J Genet

Specialty Genetics

Date 2011 Jan 29

PMID 21273698

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Authors

Armand V Peeters

Sigri Beckers

An Verrijken

Peter Roevens

Pieter J Peeters

Luc F Van Gaal

Wim Van Hul

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