Uncovering the impact of tandem repeat variation on both common and syndromic forms of paediatric obesity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1052303

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

We are currently in the middle of a world-wide obesity epidemic. While much of the increase in obesity prevalence is due to diet and a sedentary lifestyle, a significant proportion of risk of childhood obesity is thought to have a genetic basis. A proportion of our DNA consists of repeated DNA units, like a genetic stutter, and the number of repeats is variable in the population. We will measure the repeat number at repeats across the genome to search for changes associated with obesity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $619,622.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genomics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

biostatistics | genetic disorders | genetic risk factors | genetic variation | genomics | obesity

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