Gene May Be Biological Switch For Obesity, Study Suggests.

reported that new research published in the journal Cell revealed that gene Trim28 may essentially be “a biological on/off switch for obesity.” Researchers studied “13 sets of identical twins in which one was obese and the other was lean” and found that the cells of the obese mouse had less Trim28 activity compared to their lean twin. The researchers “concluded that Trim28 may act as an epigenetic switch to either turn obesity on or off by suppressing or activating a set of genes that control weight.” According to the CDC and National Institutes of Health, “more than one in three adults in the United States are obese.” The findings may prove useful in developing treatments for the disease. http://www.popsci.com/molecular-switch-may-turn-obesity-on-or-off