Genome-wide association studies suggest sex-specific loci associated with abdominal and visceral fat.

Y J SungL PérusseM A SarzynskiM FornageS SidneyB SternfeldT RiceJ G TerryD R JacobsP KatzmarzykJ E CurranJohn Jeffrey CarrJ BlangeroS GhoshJ-P DesprésT RankinenD C RaoC Bouchard

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2015)

Our results provide evidence for new loci influencing abdominal visceral (BBS9, ADCY8, KCNK9) and subcutaneous (MLLT10/DNAJC1/EBLN1) fat, and confirmed a locus (THNSL2) previously reported to be associated with abdominal fat in women.

Keyphrases

genome wide association
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
genome wide association study
genome wide
fatty acid
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
dna methylation
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
cervical cancer screening