Genetic Component to Obesity: Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology

Louis Pérusse; Treva K. Rice; Claude Bouchard

doi:10.1201/b16473-13

Genetic Component to Obesity: Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology

Louis Pérusse
, Treva K. Rice
, Claude Bouchard

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this volume, three chapters are devoted to the current status of our knowledge regarding the role of genetic variation and epigenetic mechanisms in the predisposition to obesity (Chapters 8 through 10), and in the second volume of the Handbook of Obesity, Chapter 8 focuses on single-gene disorders causing obesity. In this chapter, we briey review some of the basic genetic epidemiological methods and then summarize the evidence accumulated on phenotypes of obesity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Obesity
Subtitle of host publication	Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology: Volume 1, Third Edition
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	91-104
Number of pages	14
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781482256840
ISBN (Print)	9781842145579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b16473-13
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Access to Document

10.1201/b16473-13

Cite this

@inbook{8facda1457e44659adbd881a35b2b762,

title = "Genetic Component to Obesity: Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology",

abstract = "In this volume, three chapters are devoted to the current status of our knowledge regarding the role of genetic variation and epigenetic mechanisms in the predisposition to obesity (Chapters 8 through 10), and in the second volume of the Handbook of Obesity, Chapter 8 focuses on single-gene disorders causing obesity. In this chapter, we briey review some of the basic genetic epidemiological methods and then summarize the evidence accumulated on phenotypes of obesity.",

author = "Louis P{\'e}russe and Rice, \{Treva K.\} and Claude Bouchard",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 by Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.",

year = "2014",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1201/b16473-13",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781842145579",

volume = "1",

pages = "91--104",

booktitle = "Handbook of Obesity",

publisher = "CRC Press",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Genetic Component to Obesity

T2 - Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology

AU - Pérusse, Louis

AU - Rice, Treva K.

AU - Bouchard, Claude

PY - 2014/1/1

Y1 - 2014/1/1

N2 - In this volume, three chapters are devoted to the current status of our knowledge regarding the role of genetic variation and epigenetic mechanisms in the predisposition to obesity (Chapters 8 through 10), and in the second volume of the Handbook of Obesity, Chapter 8 focuses on single-gene disorders causing obesity. In this chapter, we briey review some of the basic genetic epidemiological methods and then summarize the evidence accumulated on phenotypes of obesity.

AB - In this volume, three chapters are devoted to the current status of our knowledge regarding the role of genetic variation and epigenetic mechanisms in the predisposition to obesity (Chapters 8 through 10), and in the second volume of the Handbook of Obesity, Chapter 8 focuses on single-gene disorders causing obesity. In this chapter, we briey review some of the basic genetic epidemiological methods and then summarize the evidence accumulated on phenotypes of obesity.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85033801692

U2 - 10.1201/b16473-13

DO - 10.1201/b16473-13

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85033801692

SN - 9781842145579

VL - 1

SP - 91

EP - 104

BT - Handbook of Obesity

PB - CRC Press

ER -

Genetic Component to Obesity: Evidence from Genetic Epidemiology

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this