A gene once believed to contribute to human obesity has nothing to do with body weight, according to a new study. This new work overturns an accepted finding about the genetics of obesity. Steven McCarroll, assistant professor of genetics, and Joel Hirschhorn, the Concordia Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, are co-senior authors.
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