Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood
Khera AV, Chaffin M, Wade KH, Zahid S, Brancale J, Xia R, Distefano M, Senol-Cosar O, Haas ME, Bick A, Aragam KG, Lander ES, Smith GD, Mason-Suares H, Fornage M, Lebo M, Timpson NJ, Kaplan LM, Kathiresan S. Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood. Cell 2019, 177: 587-596.e9. PMID: 31002795, PMCID: PMC6661115, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityLongitudinal birth cohortYears of ageUnhealthy lifestyle choicesMiddle-aged adultsGlobal health threatObesity trajectoriesClinical preventionBirth cohortObesityHealth threatPolygenic predictorsInherited susceptibilityLifestyle choicesEarly childhoodCommon variantsBirthAgeCommon DNA variantsPredictorsMinimal differencesSusceptibilityMechanistic assessmentDecileBirthweight