The myostatin rs1805086 variant is associated with obesity in Mexican adults, independently of metabolic risk factors.
Vianney Curiel-CervantesJuan Carlos Solís-SáinzPaula Costa-UrrutiaAdriana Aguilar-GalarzaKarla L Flores-ViverosTeresa de Jesús García-GascaMiriam Aracely Anaya-LoyolaPublished in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2020)
Heterozygosity for rs1805086 showed a predisposition to having elevated overall and central obesity parameters. This association with adiposity seems to be independent of metabolic risk.