Body surface area is a potential obesity index: Its genetic determination and its causality for later-life diseases.

Xing-Hao YuRong-Rong CaoYi-Qun YangFei-Yan DengLin BoShu-Feng Lei

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)

These findings increase understanding of genetic determinants for BSA and its relationship with complex traits and diseases, and BSA could be regarded as a potential obesity trait.

Keyphrases

genome wide
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
dna methylation
copy number
body mass index
physical activity