Smaller Genetic Risk in Catabolic Process Explains Lower Energy Expenditure, More Athletic Capability and Higher Prevalence of Obesity in Africans

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Cheng Xue ,

* E-mail: lflf27@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliations Human Genetics Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America, GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals, Guangdong, China
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Yun-Xin Fu,

Affiliations Human Genetics Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Yunnan University, Yunnan, China
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Yuhai Zhao,

Affiliation The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Yun Gong,

Affiliation Human Genetics Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Xiaoming Liu

Affiliation Human Genetics Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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