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Researchers Find Obesity Master Switch Gene

Researchers Find Obesity Master Switch Gene

A team of scientists have found a gene that may control the behavior of the other genes found inside fat cells in the body which may then lead to obesity. The said gene, which is also linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels may, in fact, be the master switch. The study was published in the May 15 issue of Nature Genetics. The team, which was comprised of researchers from the King’s College London and