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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Unraveling the Genetic Architecture of Obesity: A Path to Personalized Medicine.

Faisal Kunnathodi, Amr A Arafat, Waleed Alhazzani, Mohammad Mustafa, Sarfuddin Azmi, Ishtiaque Ahmad, Jamala Saleh Selan, Riyasdeen Anvarbatcha, Haifa F Alotaibi

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Faisal KunnathodiHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5958-3672
Amr A ArafatHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0951-7287
Waleed AlhazzaniHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad MustafaHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6130-4225
Sarfuddin AzmiHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1868-3458
Ishtiaque AhmadHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.
Jamala Saleh SelanHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6260-5123
Riyasdeen AnvarbatchaHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.
Haifa F AlotaibiHealth Research Center, Ministry of Defense Health Services, Riyadh 12485, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a global health challenge characterized by significant heterogeneity in causes and treatment responses, complicating sustainable management. This narrative review explores the genomic architecture of obesity and its implications for personalized interventions, focusing on how genetic variations influence key biological pathways and treatment outcomes. A comprehensive literature search, guided by the authors' expertise, was conducted to identify key publications on the genomics of obesity and personalized approaches. The selection of articles prioritized those that provided direct insights into the genomic basis of obesity and its potential for informing tailored strategies. Genomic studies reveal both monogenic and polygenic influences on obesity, identifying numerous susceptibility loci. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have linked common variants in genes like

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epigeneticsgenome-wide association studies (GWAS)genomicsobesity treatmentpersonalized medicine

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PMID40564803
PMCPMC12191473

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