Epigenome-wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA.

Jacquelyn Y TaylorYunfeng HuangWei ZhaoMichelle L WrightZeyuan WangQin HuiStephanie Potts-ThompsonVeronica BarcelonaLaura PrescottYutong YaoCindy CrustoSharon L R KardiaJennifer A SmithYan V Sun

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

This study suggests that BMI is associated with differences in DNAm among women that can be identified with DNA extracted from salivary (discovery) and peripheral blood (replication) samples among Black populations across two cohorts.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
body mass index
small molecule
type diabetes
gene expression
high throughput
physical activity
weight loss