Epigenetic and polygenic contributions to body mass index: a validation study of predictive models.

Clin Epigenetics · 2026 · PMC13220415 · PMID 41792832

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highly significantp = 2.7 × 10 − 10actually significant

demonstrated a highly significant, low-to-moderate correlation with BMI ( r = 0.249, p = 2.7 × 10 − 10 ).

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nominally significantno p-value reported

Minor alleles were linked to higher BMI in 55% of nominally significant SNPs.

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