Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans.

Chuan GaoCarl D LangefeldJulie T ZieglerKent D TaylorJill M NorrisYii-Der I ChenJacklyn N HellwegeXiuqing GuoMatthew A AllisonElizabeth K SpeliotesJerome I RotterDonald W BowdenLynne E WagenknechtNicholette D D Allred

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)

Six loci were identified with genome-wide significant associations with fat deposition and interactive effects. These results provided genetic evidence for a differential basis of fat deposition between genders.

Keyphrases

genome wide
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
dna methylation
copy number
high fat diet
fatty acid
gene expression
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
skeletal muscle
weight gain