Chunk #7 — Subjects and methods — Clinical studies

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Implication of European-derived adiposity loci in African Americans.

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Height and weight was measured in all study subjects. BMI is calculated as weight divided by square of height. BMI≥30 kg m−2 is considered obese. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples using the PureGene system (Gentra Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA).