The aim of this study is to identify polymorphisms that make children and adolescents more prone to obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well as to identify biomarkers that are linked to causes and consequences of obesity.
In order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms blood and serum samples during oral glucose tolerance testing are routinely obtained from pediatric patients visiting the adiposity outpatient clinic.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,000
University Leipzig Medical Center, Department of Women and Child Health, Center for Pediatric Research Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
RECRUITINGGene-dependent association with phenotypical traits in overweight and obese children
Time frame: 20 years
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