Chunk #27 — Discussion

Source: Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.
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Sedentary-light physical activity was associated with a variant in CTCFL, an 11-zinc-finger factor involved in gene regulation. CTCFL forms methylation-sensitive insulators that regulate X-chromosome inactivation which may play a role in epigenetic regulation [60].