Genes and Obesity

<p>Introduction by Claude Bouchard</p> <ol> <p> <li>Genes and pathways contributing to obesity: a systems biology view</li> <p>Thomas Drake</p> <p> <li>Genetics of adipose tissue biology</li> <p>Peter Arner and Ingrid Dahlman</p> <p> <li>Genetics of brown adipose tissue</li> <p>Les Kozak</p> <p> <li>Obesity caused by single genes</li> <p> <li>Genetics of lipodystrophies and ectopic fat deposition</li> <p>Robert Hegele</p> <p> <li>Genetics of common forms of overweight and obesity</li> <p> <li>Genetics of adipose tissue distribution</li> <p>Ruth Loos</p> <p> <li>Genetics and human dietary intake</li> <p>Danielle Reed</p> <p> <li>Genetics and eating disorders</li> <p>Johannes Hebebrand and Anke Hinney</p> <p> <li>Genetics of metabolic rates and energy expenditure</li> <p> <li>Genetics of physical activity level and sedentary time</li> <p>Timothy Lightfoot and Trudy Moore-Harrison</p> <p> <li>Advances in epigenetics and relevance to obesity</li> <p>Alfredo Martinez, Javier Campion, Fermin Milagro</p> <p> <li>Are there metabolic complications of obesity precipitated by genetic factors?</li> <p>Alan Shuldiner</p> <p> <li>From animal models to human genetics to practical applications</li> </ol>