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I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of clinical or morbid obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West morbid obesity become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of clinical or morbid obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West morbid obesity become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of clinical or morbid obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West morbid obesity become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

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I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of clinical or morbid obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West morbid obesity become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

I've read that there are several SNPs associated with increased risk of clinical or morbid obesity. I was wondering if there is any evidence that these are under positive selection. Would you expect them to be so?

I guess I'm interested to know if they would previously offered a selective advantage and only recently, say in the post-war period in the West morbid obesity become a problem due to differences in the diet.

Related question: How many, and how severe, are known single gene polymorphisms for obesity?

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