Low AMY1 Gene Copy Number Is Associated with Increased Body Mass Index in Prepubertal Boys

M. Loredana Marcovecchio; Rosalba Florio; Fabio Verginelli; Laura De Lellis; Cristian Capelli; Delfina Verzilli; Francesco Chiarelli; Angelika Mohn; Alessandro Cama

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154961

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Low AMY1 Gene Copy Number Is Associated with Increased Body Mass Index in Prepubertal Boys

M. Loredana Marcovecchio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Loredana Marcovecchio, Rosalba Florio

Affiliations Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy, Clinical Research Centre, Centre of Excellence on Aging, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Rosalba Florio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Loredana Marcovecchio, Rosalba Florio

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Fabio Verginelli,

Affiliations Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy, Clinical Research Centre, Centre of Excellence on Aging, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Laura De Lellis,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Cristian Capelli,

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Delfina Verzilli,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Francesco Chiarelli,

Affiliations Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy, Clinical Research Centre, Centre of Excellence on Aging, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Angelika Mohn ,

* E-mail: amohn@unich.it

Affiliations Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy, Clinical Research Centre, Centre of Excellence on Aging, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Alessandro Cama

Affiliations Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy, Clinical Research Centre, Centre of Excellence on Aging, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Low AMY1 Gene Copy Number Is Associated with Increased Body Mass Index in Prepubertal Boys

M. Loredana Marcovecchio,
Rosalba Florio,
Fabio Verginelli,
Laura De Lellis,
Cristian Capelli,
Delfina Verzilli,
Francesco Chiarelli,
Angelika Mohn,
Alessandro Cama

Published: May 5, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154961

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