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Development of genome-wide association studies on childhood obesity and its indicators: A scoping review and enrichment analysis.

Feixiang ZhouGang TianYiran CuiSimin HeYan Yan
Published in: Pediatric obesity (2023)
The innovations in tools and methods enable GWAS to better explore the genetic characteristics of obesity in children and adolescents. However, the number of GWAS in American, Asian and African populations is limited compared to the European population.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide association
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • genome wide
  • weight gain
  • copy number
  • case control
  • adipose tissue
  • gene expression
  • skeletal muscle
  • dna methylation