Do thrifty genes exist? Revisiting uricase
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.23540
Abstract: Sixty years ago, the geneticist James Neel proposed that the epidemics of obesity and diabetes today may have evolutionary roots. Specifically, he suggested that our ancestors may have accumulated mutations during periods of famine that… read more here.
Keywords: genes exist; uricase thrifty; thrifty genes; obesity diabetes ... See more keywords